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AFTER ARRESTING FOUR FOR FALSELY IMPLICATING A SOCIAL WORKER IN AN ARMS ACT CASE, POLICE ARE PROBING THE ROLE OF AN INSPECTOR FROM D.N. NAGAR POLICE STATION IN THE CONSPIRACY

By Neel Shah

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early two weeks ago, the Mumbai police had arrested four people for falsely implicating a social worker in an Arms Act case. Now, shockingly, the role of inspector Dilip Shinde, for conspiring with the arrested accused, is also being probed by investigators.

According to the police, Shinde, presently attached to the D.N. Nagar police station, had conducted a search of the victim, Shakil Shaikh's house on the morning of January 29.

During the search, Shinde found a country made pistol and two live magazines from inside Shaikh's house situated in Rachna CHS at Andheri (W). The latter was arrested and taken to the D.N. Nagar police station, where

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Asgar Majid, Akbar Rashid and Sajjad Gheewala he claimed that he was innocent, as during the search, he and his family members noticed that the weapon and magazines were being planted by Shinde.

Considering Shaikh's allegation against Shinde, DCP (Zone 9) Chhering Dorje, initiated an inquiry into the seizure of the weapon.

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Hall ticket horrors Board says delay and mistakes in hall tickets have occurred due to the last minute rush caused by students who failed to turn up by scheduled date

By Yatin Ingle

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No, they have nothing to do with the fortcoming elections!

ven as the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams of the state board are to begin from coming Monday, principals and teachers have complained that the board is yet to despatch hall tickets and those who received the hall tickets have complained about errors in them. On the other hand, the state board has stated that the errors and delays happened due to the last minute registration process. But the state board has said that students should not worry as school principals have been empowered to correct the errors and accordingly intimate the board.

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CITY OPINIONS

Do you think BMC's decision to give `60 lakh more to corporators is justified?

Saurabh Vaktania Journalist No. None of the corporators are using the funds for the development of his/her ward. It is injustice to Mumbaikars.

Afzal Hussain PR Executive No. It appears that the BMC has taken decision in haste, since most of the corporators are corrupt and not using their designated funds.

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lmost two weeks after the traffic and co-ordination department of the BMC floated a Rs.10 crore tender to install signages across the city (following a high court order in 2012 in response to a public interest litigation filed in 2010 by the Bombay Bar Association), the High Court, on Thursday, directed newlyappointed Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) and Additional Commissioner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to submit reports indicating the progress made by them towards easing traffic woes and maintenance of roads across the city.

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Rizwan Ansari Businessman Yes. I feel it is in tune with the ever increasing population of Mumbai. The corporators should get extra funds, and I think it is a good decision.

Union Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday arrived to offer condolences to Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin at Saifee Mahal and presented a letter of good wishes from Congress President Sonia Gandhi as Syedna left for his first trip abroad, to Iraq, after accession to the office of al-Dai al-Mutlaq. The Minister then accompanied Syedna to the airport.

Parveen Qureshi Homemaker Yes. It is not right to say that corporators are not using their funds. In most of the wards it seems some development has been done.

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This inquiry was conducted by police officials from the Bandra police station.

Nearly two weeks after the inquiry, investigators have learnt that Shaikh was innocent, and that the arrested accused had orchestrated a plot with Shinde to falsely implicate the social worker.

“The accused, identified as Sajjad Gheewala, Asgar Sayyed Majid, Akbar Rashid and Wahida Shaikh, were arrested on February 15,” confirmed Rajendra Chawan, senior inspector, D.N. Nagar police station. “All the four accused were arrested under the Arms Act and for criminal conspiracy,” said Chawan, adding, “I cannot comment regarding Shinde's role in the

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His Excellency Mansour Saad S. Al Olaimi, Consul General of Kuwait, hosted a grand reception on Monday, February 24, at the Trident Hotel's Regal Room, to celebrate the National Day of Kuwait. Seen in this picture are (left to right) Qazi Mehtab Husain, Committee Member of The Indo-Arab Society, H.E. Mansour Saad S. Al Olaimi and Zainuddin Bandukwala, President of The Indo-Arab Society.

Nehru Planetarium: Science quiz competitions for students of Std VI and VII at Nehru Planetarium, Worli at10 am.

The AN National Centre Performing Arts Centre for the Promotion of Arts and Culture Trust: ‘Lokpriya: Avaz Ek Tarane Anek’, an evening with Vijay Prakash at Tara Theatre at 6.30 pm.

University of Mumbai: Centenary Birth Celebrations of Dr. Trimbak Krishna

Tope at Convocation Hall at 5.30 pm.

The American Library: Discussion on ‘Exploring social deprivation in Black and Dalit Women’s writings’ at C-49, GBlock, BKC, 11:30 a.m.

Special Friday Funda: ‘Yo, Yo, give me back that beat!’ DJ Rekha at Godrej India Culture Lab, Godrej Inds, Gate 2, Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli (E) at 5 pm.

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education: National Science Day. The students, teachers and parents are invited to visit HBCSE on that day from 10 am.

HC asks BMC and traffic cops for progress reports regarding road repair, maintenance and easing of traffic problems Mohit Shah and Justice M. S. Sanklecha were hearing a PIL filed by the Association, seeking strict implementation of traffic rules and regulations and proper maintenance of roads.

“The traffic police department has a new Joint Commissioner of Police. Let him study the problems and submit a report indicating the progress made by the traffic police towards the issue. The Additional Municipal Commissioner shall also submit a report stating what progress the civic body has made since April last year on road repairs and maintenance. The reports have to be submitted by April 7 and the petition will be heard on April 10,” the bench said. case, as the inquiry was conducted by another police station.”

Talking to the ADC, Inspector S. Paslawar, who conducted the inquiry in the weapon seizure case, said, “The investigations in the case are still on, and the police is now trying to find out where the weapon was brought from. It would not be appropriate to comment about the role of a police officer in the case.”

However, sources privy to the inquiry, said, “Except Wahida, all the three arrested accused were in constant touch with Shinde via phone.

Right from the night of January 28 till the morning of January 29, when the seizure took place, there were several calls between the officer and the arrested accused.”

DCP Dorje did not respond to calls or messages. neel.shah@afternoondc.in

Asgar Sayyed Majid, one among the four arrested accused, was the acting Block President of Andheri (W) from the Congress party. Majid is known to be a terror in Andheri, and if the sources in the crime branch are to be believed, he is in touch with fugitive gangster Fahim Machmach alias Fatwa. Majid's link with Machmach is through his friend, who is a singer in a posh hotel in Dubai.

Commenting about Majid's involvement in the Arms Act case, MLA Baldev Khosa (District President, Mumbai North-West) said, “We are aware about Majid's arrest and the party will soon take disciplinary action against him.”

Sajjad Gheewala, has a case of cheating registered against him in Nirmal Nagar police station, while Akbar Rashid has been booked in cases of assault and intimidation by the D.N. Nagar police, and had been externed from the city limits a few years ago.

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Sanjay Mishra Senior journalist No. There are problems galore – anywhere and everywhere in Mumbai, and for years the situation has remained unchanged. To grant Rs.60 lakh more to the corporators is injustice to the common man.

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by students, the board extends the registration dates of HSC and SSC exams. The registration dates are usually declared from NovemberDecember and are extended till a week or two before the exams begin. As the board accepts registrations at the last moment, there is not much time left to process the data of the students and then forward the pre-list to the schools.

The last minute hurry to process the hall tickets causes errors and it takes a long time to get the correction done from the board office.

A senior official from the state board, on condition of anonymity said: “Most of the schools finish the registration process in time which makes it easy for the board to generate the hall tickets to stu-

dents. The schools or students who register for the exams at the last minute delay the processing and despatch of hall tickets. The board has granted power to school principals to correct mistakes and accordingly intimate the board.”

When the ADC asked the reasons for extension of the dates, the official added, “Politicians jump into the matter stating that the dates should be extended and even the state government has given us a direction stating that all those who are eligible for the exams should be registered if they want to appear for the exams.”

Speaking to the ADC, Sudhir Dani, an education activist said: “The board can entrust some of the work to schools. At present, all the work of both SSC and HSC examinations is executed by the board office. They can share some of the work with schools to ease the pressure”.

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MU: THE DOWNFALL WHERE IS MUMBAI UNIVERSITY HEADED? SPECIAL REPORT

MUMBAI | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2014

As this once-proud institution enters its 157th year, its glory has been marred with goof-ups and mismanagement surfacing every other day at the varsity.

Yatin Ingle highlights some of them here

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hile the Rajabai Tower is being renovated after 135 years, the core of the university – imparting education – is beginning to rust with errors and confusion. The Mumbai University (then University of Bombay) established by the British way back in 1857, ranked among the top universities in India, has lately been engulfed in a variety of issues with regard to its teachers, students, infrastructure, examinations and more. This has been the case for about four years now.

To begin with, the appointment of Dr. Rajan Welukar as the ViceChancellor of the university in 2010 was surrounded by controversies.

Immediately after this declaration, a petition against Dr. Welukar was filed by candidates contesting for the post. The petition stated that Welukar was ineligible for the post and that his appointment was inappropriate.

Within a few months of this appointment, the varsity received another blow in March 2011. Some question papers of the Commerce and Engineering streams were leaked, leading to re-examinations.

In an Academic Council Meeting held in December 2012, the varsity

declared a new marking scheme.

Called the Credit Based Grading Scheme (CBGS), this scheme modified the marking system of various subjects. The pattern of 50 – 50 weightage to internals and external exams was changed to 40 for internals and 60 for external exams. This new rule soon invited protests from professors who believed that this would increase their work load.

Even before this storm had settled, the ADC in January 2012 revelead that the exam controller of the varsity was ineligible for the post

and was thus dismissed. Four other exam controllers too resigned within the same year. None of the them had completed a tenure of five years. The post is now vacant.

As if all these lapses weren't enough, the varsity's infrastructure too began to show short-falls. The sports complex established by former VC Dr. Vijay Khole awaited renovation for years. However, reconstrcution and furnishing began soon after the ADC flashed a story in this regard.

While some of the departments of

the university lack an eligible Head of Department, the Physical Education department is also devoid of basic facilities required for the smooth functioning of the courses.

The University thus has quite justifiably failed to appear in the list of top 200 universities in the world according to the latest international survey of Universities across the world. Ironically, in the last year, Mumbai University has actually been listed at number five in the list of top 100 universities in India by India Today magazine. It

Here are some major goof-ups by the varsity since 2010 (published in the ADC): No control! (January 10, 2012) During the Management Council Meet (MC) held at the Fort Campus of the varsity, it was found that the Exam Controller of MU, Vilas Shinde, is ineligible for his post, according to documents produced by Shinde on demand by the MC He was appointed to this post by the Scrutiny Committee which cleared Shinde’s documents.

MU uploads ‘ghost’ list of guides for Ph.D (March 29, 2012) More than two years have elapsed since Mumbai University last carried out its Ph.D Entrance Tests (PET). It has now announced the next exam and published a list of guides to mentor the selected candidates. And this 175-page list, uploaded on the official website www.mu.ac.in in a pdf format is mostly blank.

MU paper leak plugged (June 6, 2012) The Cyber Cell of Mumbai police arrests duo responsible for the scam.

On Tuesday, besieged officials of the Mumbai University (MU) were a relieved lot after the Cyber Cell of the Mumbai Police traced the links and IP addresses from where the scanned copies of the question paper were leaked, trapping 14 accused for the hi-tech scam.

Hostel or Home for the Aged? (October 2, 2012)

Students residing in hostels of Mumbai University find loopholes to retain their rooms and overstay. Every year, around 2,000 students from various cities across the country come to the city to pursue degrees from the Mumbai University. Most of them reside in the varsity's hostels for a given time period and are required to vacate the premises after completion of terms. But it is noticed that students are taking up double courses, one after the other without completing one, just to retain their seats and stay back in the hostels, while a few are residing there even after the expiry of their term.

GO write, we won’t correct (March 30, 2013) The ongoing teachers’ strike may delay TY B.Com results. While Mumbai University has gone ahead with their examinations despite the teachers’ strike, students are likely to have their results delayed as the striking teachers will not correct answer sheets.

WHERE TO PLAY? (August 28, 2013) Varsity ignores maintenance of sports complex, leaving students with no place to play. Even as it is preparing for its annual sports meet, the Mumbai University seems to have conveniently forgotten or ignored maintenance of its sports facilities set up for students. The water in the swimming pool has turned stagnant and is infested with larvae, while the bushes surrounding the pool are overgrown. The tennis court has

is also perceived as one of the better universities in other well-regarded ratings. Yet the repeated tales of sheer mismanagement, short-sightedness and a bewildering lack of concern for the consequences of such actions has taken its toll.

MU has now introduced around 25 new job-related courses in its curriculum. Also, Nano Technology and collaborations with foreign universities do mark as positives in the MU's reportcard but there are miles to go before we sleep.

turned into a muddy lawn and the table tennis area is being used as a storage yard.

MU fails ‘Physical Test’! (September 3, 2013) MU’s Physical Department runs without the facilities mentioned in its syllabus but goes ahead awarding diplomas and masters degrees in Physical Education.While students may be happy to receive their degrees for Masters in Physical Education (M.Ped), the varsity has failed the test in providing facilities. After the ADC investigated about this, it was found that the department has been awarding degrees without having complete facilities needed for the course. Out of 37 facilities, the department only had six in place, while 33 others are either not available or are available on a temporary basis.

From TYBAF to SYJC (November 20, 2013) Students of Saket College will now be considered only 10+2 passed, as their college has no permission to conduct BAF courses. The situation worsened for the 31 students of Saket College, Kalyan who are not allowed by the MU to appear for their fifth semester exams, as their first year and second year have been labeled as ineligible by the varsity. These students’ qualification is now considered equivalent to that of a 10+2 passed student and will have to take admission to first year of graduation in June.

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THANKSGIVING

I have changed my name from Vidya Vinay Raje to Shraddha Sureshchandra Gupte as per Govt. of Maha. Gazette No U43063.

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I have changed my name from “Hitendra Jivraj Bhai Shah” to “Hiten Jivraj Chheda” as per Affidavit dated 27th February’ 2014.

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I have changed my name from Miss. Nehaba Baldevsingh Vadher to Miss. Neha Baldevsingh Wadher as per Affidavit dated 24.02.2014.

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I Dipal Vinubhai have changed my name to Dipal Pratik Upadhyaya as per Affidavit dated: 25th day of Feb. 2014.

I have changed my name from “Bindudevi Umashankar Yadav” to “Bindu Umashankar Yadav” as per Affidavit dated 27th February’ 2014.

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I have changed my name from Mr. Kalbey Hussain Ghulam Sarwar to Mr. Kalbey Hussain Ghulam Sarwar Sayyad as per Affidavit dated 26.02.2014.

C-37386 I have changed my name from Ushaliben Rajendrakumar to Usha Rajendra Shah as per Affidavit dated: 31 Jan 2014.

C-37387 I have changed my name from Ushaben Rajendrakumar alias Ushaben Rajendrabhai to Usha Rajendra Shah as per Affidavit dated: 31 Jan 2014.

C-37388 I have changed my name from Abdul Mannan Khan alias Babubhai Mistry to abdul Mannan Abdul Karim Khan as per Affidavit.

C-37389 I have changed my name from Safdar Jafar Mehendi Sayed to safdar Abbas Jafar Mehendi Sayed as per Affidavit.

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May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored glorified loved and preserved now and forever. St. Jude worker of miracles pray for us. Thanks. Rekha C-36986

CHANGE OF NAME

I have changed my name from Mumtaj Shabbir Shaikh to Shamsunnisha Shabbir Shaikh as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No. X-12642 dated September 1723, 2009.

Ornate-C-37377 I have changed my name from Hassin Ahmed Ali Sheikh to Haseen Ahmed Ali Shaikh as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No. 30113 dated October 18-24, 2012.

Ornate-C-37378 I, Anusha Samir Gill, have changed my name to Anusha Srinivasan Iyer vide Affidavit dated 25th Feb. 2014.

C-37379 I have changed my name from Rohit Jain, to ‘Rohit Hemant Jain’ as per Maharashtra Govt.

Gazette No. (U- 63285) Dated: 30/01/2014.

C-37380 I have changed my name from Pareshkumar Bachubhai Abhani, to ‘Paresh Bachubhai Abhani’ as per Affidavit Dated: 11/02/2014.

C-37381 I have changed my name from Pinky Ram Sawalkar, to ‘Pranjalee Vikrant Pol’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 63378) Dated: 30/01/2014.

C-37382 I have changed my name from Aarif Shaikh, to ‘Arif Dawood Shaikh’ as per Affidavit Dated: 05/02/2014.

C-37383 I have changed my name from Rikki Ramniklal Shah to Ricky Ramniklal Nagda as per affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shaikh Rehana Parveen Abdul Fareed to Rangrez Rehana Abdul Fareed as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-37391 I have changed my name from Shaikh Abdul Fareed to Rangrez Abdul Fareed as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-37392 I have changed my name from Javed Ebrahim Ejaz to Ashfaq Javed Ebrahim Ejaz Shaikh as per Affidavit No – 051731 dated 22/02/2014.

C-37393 I have changed my name from Priyanka Rajaram Uttekar to Priyanka Prateek Gaikwad as per Maharashtra Gazette No : (X-54376).

C-37394 I have changed my name from Shaba Ghulam Mohd Hakim to Shaba Nadimullah Khan as per Maha. Gazette No (X-86588).

C-37395 I have changed my name from Aasim Sattar Mukri to Asim Sattar Mukri as per deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from “Ruksar Varis Desai” to “Rukhsar Waris Desai” as per Affidavit Dated 27th February’ 2014.

C-37402 I have changed my name from “Prashant Prabhakar Rane” to “Prashant Prabhakar Raorane” as per Affidavit dated 27th February’ 2014.

C-37403 I have changed my name from “Rameshbhai Jivrajbhai Kakadia” to “Rameshbhai Jivrajbhai Kakadiya” as per Affidavit dated 27th February’ 2014.

C-37404 I have changed my name from Hiraben Rameshbhai Kakadia to “Hiraben Rameshbhai Kakadiya ” as per Affidavit dated 27th February’ 2014.

C-37405 I have changed my name from Sangeeta Jagannath Parulekar to Nikita Digambar Samant as per Affidavit dated 27th February’ 2014.

C-37406 I have changed my name from “Majbin Nizarali Maknojia” to “Mejbin Nizarali Maknojia” as Per Affidavit Dated 27th February’ 2014.

C-37407 We Mr. Rameshbhai Jivrajbhai Kakadiya & Mrs. Hiraben Rameshbhai Kakadiya have changed name of our minor daughter from “Jill Rameshbhai Kakadia” to “Jill Rameshbhai Kakadiya” as per Affidavit date 27th February” 2014.

C-37408 We Mr. Rameshbhai Jivrajbhai Kakadiya & Mrs. Hiraben Rameshbhai Kakadiya have changed name of our minor son from “Dikshant Rameshbhai Kakadia” to “Dikshant Rameshbhai Kakadiya” as per Affidavit date 27th February’ 2014.

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I have changed my name from Abidabi Shaukat Ali Khan to Rakhangi Abida Fayaz as per deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Seeta Sohanlal Choudhari to Sitadevi Sohanlal Choudhary as per Affidavit dated 26th February’ 2014.

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I have changed my name from Rajnikumari Patiram Singh to Rajni Patiram Singh as per deed poll Affidavit AW 455211 dated 27 / 2 / 2014.

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I have changed my name from Sohanlal Choudhari to Sohanlal Choudhary as per Affidavit dated 26th February’ 2014.

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I have changed my name from “Hitendra Jivraj Chheda ” to “Hiten Jivraj Chheda” as per Affidavit dated 27th February’ 2014.

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I have changed my name from Manoj Sohanlal Choudhari to Manoj Sohanlal Choudhary as per Affidavit dated 26th February’ 2014.

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C-37414 I Gaurang Hemant Kumar Vyas have changed my name to Gaurang Hemant Vyas as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 25/02/14.

C-37415 I Musla Hussain Khan have changed my name to Hussain Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 27/02/14.

C-37416 I Musla Mafiben have changed my name to Mumtaj Hussain Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 27/02/14.

C-37417 I Musla Hanif Khan have changed my name to Hanif Hussain Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 27/02/14.

C-37418 I Atul Kumar Ramlal Vishwakarma have changed my name to Atul Ramlal Vishwakarma as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 27/02/14.

C-37419 I Manishakumari Jayantilal Kothari have changed my name to Manisha Jayantilal Kothari as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 26/02/14.

C-37420 I Mrs. Anushri Vidyadhar Joshi have changed my name to Mrs. Anushree Vidyadhar Joshi as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/02/14.

C-37421 I Shruti Vishal Bhosle have changed my name to Shrutika Ratnakant Mayekar as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No U-41274 dated: 17/10/13.

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I Mohmedbhai Ghanchi have changed my name to Mohammad Ghanchi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37428 I Khuzel Yunus Choroliya have changed my name to Fuzel Yunus Charoliya as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37429 I Mehta Bhaveshkumar Bharatkumar have changed my name to Mehta Bhavesh Bharat as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37430 I Umashankar Rammohan Rao R. have changed my name to Umashankar Rammohan Reddy as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37431 I Abdul Quavi Abdul Hai have changed my name to Abdul Quavi Abdul Hai Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37432 I Anil Gangadhar Aakut have changed my name to Anil Gangadhar Akut as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37433 I Manishkumar Muktilal Ratadia have changed my name to Manish Muktilal Ratadia as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37434 I Nishant Bhanu Peer Mohammed have changed my name to Nishat Bano Peer Mohammed Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-37435 I Mrs Rehana Abdul Rashid W/o Mr Abdul Rashid Abdul Saeed have changed my child’s name from Rashid Hamdan Abdul to Hamdan Abdul Rashid as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Saeed Ahmed Abdul Razzaq to Shahid Abdul Razzaq Hashmi as per Affidavit.

C-37446 I have changed my name from Ms.Divya Menon to Ms.Divya Raghunandanan as per Deedpoll Affidavit No- KL 450794.

C-37447 I have changed my name from Kamlesh Kumar Pathak to Kamlesh Pathak as per Affidavit C-37448 I have changed my name from Mohammad Anus Mohammad Miya Ansari to Muhammad Anas Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-37449 I have changed my name from Yasminbano Abul Munaf Thundakachi to Yasminbano Mohammed Iqbal Kazi as per Affidavit.

C-37450 I have changed my name from Mahesh Kumar Singh to Mahesh Ramdhari Singh as per Affidavit.

C-37451 I have changed my name from Sabirhusain to Sabirhusain Hakikulla Qureshi as per Affidavit.

C-37452 I have changed my name from Sugarabegum to Sugara Sabirhusain Qureshi as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mohammad Adil Mohammad Jakil Siddiki to Mohammed Aadil Mohammed Jakeel Shaikh as per Affidavit C-37438

We, Mr. Bharat Hirachand Surana and Mrs. Rita Bharat Surana have changed our daughter’s name from Harsha Bharat Surana to Harshi Bharat Surana as per Affidavit C-37454

I have changed my name from Mohtashim Akbar Husain to Mohtashim Akbar Husain Qureshi as per Affidavit.

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I Mohd Kamran Ismail Shaikh have changed my name to Kamran Ismail Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Prakashchandra Shantilal Vora to Prakash Shantilal Vora as per Affidavit.

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I Valamji Mamania have changed my name to Vallabhji Mamania as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Rubina Naz Abdul Salam Choudhary to Rubina Imran Badgujar as per Affidavit.

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I Aamina Farooque Malvi have changed my name to Amina Firoz Ghanchi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ruksana Saeed Ahmed to Rukhsana Shahid Hashmi as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Hiteshkumar Arvindkumar Vyas to Hitesh Arvindkumar Vyas as per Affidavit.

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I Aarya Vishal Bhosle have changed my name to Aarya Shrutika Mayekar as per Maha.

Government Gazette No U41275 Dated: 17/10/13.

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I Mukesh Kumar Chandak have changed my name to Mukesh Chandak as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Rukassana Shahid Asmin to Rukhsana Shahid Hashmi as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shaista Shahid Asmin to Shaista Shahid Hashmi as per Affidavit.

C-37442 I have changed my name from Shahid Abdul Rajak Asmin to Shahid Abdul Rajak Hashmi as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ruchi Murarilal Khandelwal to Shruti Anish Khandelwal as per Affidavit C-37455 I have changed my name from Subhash Ch. Baug to Subhas Baug as per Affidavit C-37456 I have changed my name from Subhash Nagappa Valida to Subhash Nagappa Valikar as per Affidavit.

C-37457 I have changed my name from Gunvanti subhash Valida to Gunvanti Subhash Valikar as per Affidavit.

C-37458 I have changed my name from Salvabai Raju Nadar to Selva Pakiyam Raju Nadar as per Affidavit.

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By Vishnudas Sheshrao

Two Navy officers who were missing after a fire accident on board INS Sindhuratna on Thursday morning, have been confirmed dead after examination by the Navy's medical officers. Officials confirmed that the rest of the crew on the ship is safe while a few are “stable but critical”.

The two officers were identifed as Lt. Commander Kapish Munwal and Lt. Manoranjan Kumar.

In the wake of this event, the office of the Defence Minister cancelled the inauguration of the Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF) at INS Hansa, Goa which was scheduled for March 1. SBTF is created to simulate aircraft carrier environment on land for flight testing and crew training of the carrier borne air craft

– MiG-29 and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Navy version.

The Navy was successful in bringing the submarine to the shore on Thursday and berthed it at an isolated place in the harbour. An inspection team has been visiting the vessel ever since to examine the extent of damage caused by the fire.

INS SINDHURATNA MISHAP According to officials, the fire broke out in the third compartment of the submarine. One of the two officers witnessed the fire and raised an alarm. Officials of the Navy said, “It (fire fighting) was a very hazardous task, but they managed and the vessel suffered a relatively lesser damage”.

Two theories having been doing

the rounds regarding the death of the two officers. One, while fighting the fire, the two inhaled hazardous gases and fell unconscious. Two, while the two were fighting the fire, authorities of the vessel decided, under “dangerous circumstances” to seal the hatches of compartment three and four, leaving the officers inside.

The decision was reportedly taken in the best interest of the rest of the crew, a good 92 of them, and safety of the vessel.

A high-level inquiry has been appointed in the case presided by a Rear Admiral rank officer along with several other departments to assist him. This committee will have the power to superceed the previous committee which was examining the INS Sindhurakshak accident.

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anticipatory bail

By Philip Varghese

the hospital alleging the abuse. I am a well-known social worker n what can be a relief for Dr. T.P. and am working on leprosy paLahane, Dean of Sir JJ Group of tients and have conducted about Hospitals, the Sessions Court on 1,491 operations for such patients Thursday granted him anticipa- in Anandvan Ashram. I have retory bail after he was been booked stored the vision of many visually under the Prevention of Atrocities impaired people. I belong to a noAct for allegedly making a deroga- madic tribe and hence using such tory, casteist remark about the words or intentionally insulting profession of a contractual them can never be done by me,”

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Kingpin of highway robber gang held

By Suresh Golani

Thane (rural) police had constituted special teams and intensified surleuths of the Virar police have ar- veillance in the region. In the latest rested a person who is believed case, four members of the gang in a to be the kingpin of a gang of mis- SUV had followed a truck (headed creants involved in robbing mo- towards Gujarat) and intercepted the torists after intercepting them on vehicle near Vasai-Phata. The quarthe Mumbai-Ahemdabad National tet then picked up a quarrel with the Highway in the Vasai-Virar region. driver, Balkrishna Amarnath Rana According to the police, following (47), bundled him into their SUV and complaints by motorists about took him to an isolated area ahead of being robbed on the highway, the Khanivade Toll Plaza, where they

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robbed him of Rs 10,000 in cash and his mobile phone. Rana registered a complaint with the local police station, and officials, on the basis of the registration number of the SUV, tracked down Yagnesh Dhiru Patel (26) to a village in Valasd ( Gujarat).

While Yagnesh has been arrested, his accomplices (names withheld) are still at large. The gang was said to be active in the region and was involved in similar crimes.

booked under IPC section 224 (b) for escaping from lawful apprehension.At around 9:30 pm on Tuesday night, the women broke the bathroom window's grill work and then

By Tariq Khan ter home in Mankhurd, on Tuesday. leapt off the compound wall. Later, These women had been rescued by an inmate noticed the broken winix inmates fled from the Navjivan the police from different locations dow and also a shoe on the floor.

Mahila Vastigruha, a Maharash- in Mumbai more than a year ago. All She alerted the security at the sheltra government-run women’s shel- of them have been identified and ter, police said.

A count revealed that 6 out of 78 women were missing. The police have blamed the lack of security at the home and loopholes in the infrastructure for making it easier for inmates to escape.Govandi police will now request the police stations that had rescued these girls to search for them.

“We are investigating if an insider is involved in the escape. We keep appraising the security at the shelter home. In January this year, a private security company called JUBO was hired. Six security guards man the shelter home in two shifts. We have asked them to increase the number to 12,” said Balchandra Rane, senior inspector of Govandi police station.

A case has been registered under IPC 224 (b) (resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for) and 34 This is the bridge that six women inmates crossed after escaping from the shelter. (common intention)

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wo persons were killed after their speeding two-wheeler jumped a divider and rammed into a four-wheeler coming from opposite direction on the J J Flyover in south Mumbai.

The incident occurred at around 10.45 pm on Wednesday night. The deceased have been identified as Siddhesh Kadam (23) and Nitin Patare (25), residents of Dadar and Kalva respectively. According to the

2 bikers die on JJ Flyover police, Kadam and Patare had left home on the Yamaha bike saying they would be visiting Bahulnath Temple.

The route for the temple was different and police are not clear as to why they took the J J Flyover. "The bikers were speeding towards CST on the flyover when they lost control and hit the divider. The bike

then hurtled across and hit a Honda City car," said Dinesh Ahir, Senior Inspector at Pydhonie police station.The two, who were bleeding profusely, were rushed to the nearby J J Hospital but were declared dead before admission, the police said, adding that it was not clear as to which of the two was riding the bike.

sweeper.

The FIR against Lahane, under the stringent Atrocities Act and section 506 (criminal intimidation) of the India Penal Code, was registered after Narayan Waghela (35), a contractual sweeper accused the doctor of passing a casteist remark and hurling abuses at him and threatened him.

In the application filed through advocate Swapana Kode, Lahane said that complainant Waghela had made false allegations after he had requested him to abstain from striking. Lahane further said that after he informed the police about Waghela's activities, the latter was furious and began to instigate other staff members. “Waghela had even put a few hoardings in

Dr. Lahane had said in his application.

Accepting the contentions of Dr. Lahane, the court granted him anticipatory bail on condition that he would not tamper any evidence.

Advocate Swapana Kode said, “The ABA was granted with a condition that Dr. Lahane would not tamper with evidence or come in contact with the complainant. He has been asked to cooperate with the investigation and report to the police station when required. In case of arrest, he can be released on surety of Rs.15,000. Dr. Lahane can start work on Friday as he has accepted the conditions laid by the court.” philip.varghese@afternoondc.in

06 CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Areez Hoshang Patel to Areez Vakil as per Affidavit.

C-37460 I have changed my name from Adnan Allahbaksh Shaikh to Adnan Allahbaksh Qureshi as per Gazette No. X-48878.

C-37461 I have changed my name from Miss.Ameena Ibrahim Sayyed to Mrs.Amina Abdul Wasim as per Affidavit.

C-37462 I have changed my name from Feeroz Nawab Zaman Khan to Firoz Nawab Khan as per Affidavit.

C-37463 I have changed my name from Salim Mohammed Badshah to Mohammed Salim Mohammed Badshah Sayyad as per Affidavit.

C-37464 I have changed my name from Nafeesa Begum Mohammed Badshah to Nafisa Gulzar Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-37465 I have changed my name from Agnelo Joseph Vaz to Agnel Zuzya Vaz as per Affidavit.

C-37466 I have changed my name from Naina Bhat to Nayana Bhat as per Affidavit.

C-37467 I have changed my name from Sunita Dhondiram Patil to Sunita Sunil Pradhan as per Affidavit.

C-37468 I have changed my name from Raji Jayantilal Mota to Rajiben Jayantilal Mota as per Affidavit.

C-37469 I have changed my name from Nitesh Kumar to nitesh Kumar Kohli as per Affidavit.

C-37470 I have changed my name from Kalu Shaniwar Wagh to Kaluram Shaniwar Wagh as per Affidavit.

C-37471 I have changed my name from Jagatheesh Manapully to Jagadeesh Manapully as per Affidavit.

C-37472 I have changed name from Suresh Aditya Chandran to Aditya Suresh as per Affidavit.

C-37473 I have changed my name from Abdulla Zameer Ahmed Multani to Abdullah Zameer Ahmed Multani as per Affidavit C-37474

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Zareen Jahan Multani to Zarreen Zameer Ahmed Multani as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Arvind Kumar Jawahar Vari to Arvind Kumar Jawahar Bary as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Zarrin Furqan Ahmed to Zarreen Zameer Ahmed Multani as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Aayas Shaikh to Ayaz Kasam Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Dontul Krishna Onkaram to Dontula Krishna Omkar as per Affidavit dated: 25-02-2014.

C-37480 I have changed my name from Dontul Onkaram Mahadev to Dontula Omkar Mahadeo as per Affidavit dated :25-02-2014 C-37481 I have changed my name from Zeenath Hamad Shakh to Zeenath Hamad Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-37482 I have changed my name from Karthik Pichiaya Acharya to Karthik Pichiaya Achariya as per Affidavit.

C-37483 I have changed my name from Vinodh Mohan Vellalar to Vinod Mohan Vellalar as per Affidavit.

C-37484 I have changed my name from Mr. Mohammed Asif Mohammed Sikandar Sardar to Mr. Asif Sikandar Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-37485 I have changed my name from Saiyed Ashfaque Rizvi to Mohammed Ashfaque Saiyed as per Affidavit.

C-37486 I have changed my name from Aalia Anwar Husain to Aliya Liyakatali Khan as per Affidavit dated: 27/02/2014.

C-37487 I have changed my name from Sarvarjahan to Sarvarjahan Mohammed Rafiq Shah as per Affidavit.

C-37488 I have changed my name from Khushunissa Shah to Khushbunisha Shah as per Affidavit.

C-37489 I have changed my name from Mohd Salim Shah to Mohammed Salim Mohammed Rafiq Shah as per Affidavit.

C-37490 I have changed my name from Miss Santiben Punja Vaviya to Shanti Shivji Bhushan as per Affidavit.

C-37491 I have changed my name from Zutha Manji Patel to Jetha Manji Bhushan as per Affidavit C-37492

I have changed my name from Zarinjahan Multani Ahmedi T to Zarreen Zameer ahmed Multani as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mohd Rafik Shah to Mohammed Rafiq Shah as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Multani Zamer Ahmedi T to Zameer Ahmed Multani as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Marshana Francis Sinor to Marshan Philip Rodrigues as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Zarreen Jahan Multani to Zarreen Zameer Ahmed multani as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ushadevi Kamleshchandra Dube to Uma Kamleshchandra Dubey as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mr. Mohammed Sikandar to Mr. Sikandar Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-37498 I have changed my name from Ummulkiram Aliasgar Jamali to Ekram Aliasgar Jamali as per Affidavit.

C-37499 I have changed my name from Walter Ligoury Nicolas to Walter Ligoury Nicolas Monis as per Affidavit.

C-37500 I have changed my name from Mohammed Shahid to Mohammed Sayeed Salmani as per Affidavit.

C-37501 I have changed my name from Khatija Salim Shaikh to Khadija Salim Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-37502 I have changed my name from Sham Hiraman Mhatre to Shyam Hiraman Mhatre as per Affidavit.

C-37503 I have changed my name from Bhagwano Pahlajrai Makhija to Bhagwan Pahilajrai Makhija as per Affidavit.

C-37504 I have changed my name from Anju Kishore Panjabi to Anju Kishore Punjabi as per Affidavit.

C-37505 I have changed my name from Kishorlal Parmanand Panjabi to Kishore Parmanand Punjabi as per Affidavit.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Mr. Tushar Arun Dalvi, owner of G-8, in Naseeb Apartment CHS Ltd., Station Road, near Jesal Park, Bhayandar (E), Dist.

Thane., had lost Original Builder Agreement dated 6/11/1986 of Flat No. G-8 executed between M/s. Empire Builders and his mother Mrs. Manda A. Dalvi, who expired on 03/09/2011 at Bhayandar, After her death the above said Flat No. G-8 came in the share of Mr. Tushar Arun Dalvi, who has lost the above said Builder Agreement in the Auto on 14/02/2013. He has also made a Police Compliant in respect of the said Lost Builder Agreement. The Society do hereby invites claims/objections from the heir/s/third party claims in respect of the above said lost Agreement within a period of 15 days from the publication of this notice, any person having any kind of claim, objection, sale, exchange, charge, gift, trust, inheritance, possession, lease, mortgage, lien or otherwise should contact the undersigned P.S. Shamdasani & Associates Shop No. 11, Sagar Complex Bldg. No. 1 CHSL, Jesal Park, Bhayandar (E), Dist. Thane., or the Chairman/ Secretary of Naseeb Apt CHSL, with copies of such documents, proofs, in support of their claims, demands etc. failing which the claim of such person/s if any will be deemed to have been waived and no claims thereafter shall be entertained and it shall be assumed that the title of the said Flat premises is clear and marketable.

Dated : 28.2.2014 Sd/-

P. S. Shamdasani & Associates (Advocate High Court).

I have changed my name from Bheesham Menghraj Goswami to Bhisham Menghraj Goswami as per Affidavit.

C-37507 I have changed my name from Mehtabjan Abdul Hakim Sayyed to Mehtab Yaqub Khan as per Affidavit.

C-37508 I have changed my name from Mahitab Yakub Khan to Mehtab Yaqub Khan as per Affidavit.

C-37509 I have changed my name from Jaindra Kokya Naik to Jayendra Kokya Naik as per Affidavit.

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Constable molests woman inside moving bus; victim’s husband, co-passengers get accused arrested

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ess than a week after Mumbai's new police commissioner Rakesh Maria, spoke to the media about the importance of women’s safety, a constable has been arrested by the Vile Parle police for molesting a woman who was travelling with her husband, in a Volvo bus. The accused – identified as constable Sachin Sakharam Waghchore (26) – and the couple were returning to Mumbai from Shirdi. Waghchore is part of the 2011 batch of the Mumbai police and was attached to the Local Arms Unit of Mumbai police at Worli.

According to the police, on Wednesday evening, the victim, her husband, and Waghchore boarded a private luxury bus from Shirdi temple where they had gone for a visit. Waghchore was sitting right behind the victim. According to the woman, Waghchore – from the beginning of the journey – was behaving suspicious and had tried to touch her a few times. While the bus was passing through Vile Parle on the Western Express Highway, Waghchore leaned forward and allegedly touched the woman inappropriately. The woman immediately alerted her husband and co-passengers who started

Molester constable Sachin Waghchore in yellow kurta being led away by Vile Parle police. assaulting Waghchore.

Accompanied by the staff from the bus, the couple took Waghchore to Vakola police station and registered a complaint. The Vakola police then registered a Zero FIR and transferred the case to the Vile Parle police as the offence took place in their jurisdiction.

Waghchore, in his defense, however, told the court and police, that the seat of bus

was not aligned properly and that the incident was an accident. He also added that the woman was not behaving properly.

A senior IPS officer of the Mumbai police on the condition of anonymity said, “This incident raises serious questions about the way cases involving women are handled.

The incident also puts stains on the police force, which will be very difficult to remove.

the footage, both the accused were identified and were wearing the same clothes while looking for another bike at the same place”.

The two confessed to the

Moreover, the police is not looked at very favourably by the common man.”

A police officer from Vile Parle police station said, “Waghchore has been charged under Section 354 (molestation) of the IPC, which is a non-bailable offense. He was produced in Bandra Court on Thursday where he was remanded to judicial custody. He has been suspended.”

crime upon showing the CCTV footage. Mulay added, “We are investigating further regarding their history of crimes. Both of them are college drop-outs”.

Constable Pathak (centre) of the Vakola Police with the two accused, Mohd. Tauseef Sheikh (left) and Kanhayalal Sharma.

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wo thieves who stole a bike parked outside a traffic police station in Santacruz (E) on February 13 were arrested on Wednesday by the police while the accused were searching for another bike at the same place.

The Vakola police arrested Mohammad Tauseef Sheikh (28), a Kherwadi resident, and Kanhayalal Sharma (26), a resident of Bandra (W), on Wednesday night. They were charged under section 379 (theft) and 34 (common inten-

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Duo who stole bike from outside traffic police station arrested

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tion) of the IPC and remanded to police custody by the court on Thursday. The accused had reportedly been operating in the area since quite some time and mainly targeted bikes.

According to senior police inspector Vinayak Mulay of Vakola police station, the two accused stole this bike from opposite Vakola traffic police station on the Western Express Highway. The Vakola police station had registered a complaint regarding this and began investigation based on the CCTV footage.

Mulay said, “Once we saw

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Shri. Mahabir Prasad Goel proprietor of M/s Golak Time Industry and M/s Goel India, was member of The Vasan Industrial Premises Co-operative Society Limited., having address at Vasan Udyog Bhavan, Off Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400 013, holding Units No 107 and 108 on the First Floor of the Building of the Society known as “Vasan Udyog Bhavan” situated at Off Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400 013 and was holding 10 shares of Rs. 50 each bearing Serial No. 171 to 180 Covered

by Share Certificate No. 23 for Unit No. 107 and 10 shares of Rs. 50 each bearing Serial No. 181 to 190 Covered by Share Certificate No. 24 for Unit No. 108 of the said society. The said Shri Mahabir Prasad Goel proprietor of M/s Golak Time Industry and M/s Goel India, died on 25th December 2013 leaving behind Smt. Snehalata Mahabir Prasad Goel, Shri.

Anish Mahabir Prasad Goel & Smt. Anjali Niraj Jaipuria as his legal heirs. The said Smt. Snehlata Mahabir Prasad Goel has applied to the Society for deleting the name of the said Shri. Mahabir Prasad Goel proprietor of M/s Golak Time Industry and M/s Goel India, and transferring his share to her Name.

The Society hereby invites claims/objections from any other heirs or claimants/ objectors to the deletion of the name of the said, Shri. Mahabir Prasad Goel proprietor of M/s Golak Time Industry and M/s Goel India, in the share certificate of the Society within 14 days from the publication of this notice with copies of such documents and other proofs in support of his/her/their claims/objections. If no claims/objections are received within the period prescribed above, the society shall be free to delete the name of the said Shri. Mahabir Prasad Goel proprietor of M/s Golak Time Industry and M/s Goel India, in the said share certificate and the capital/ property of the said Society in such manner as provided under, the byelaws of the Society. The claim/objections, if any, received by the Society for transfer of shares and interest of deceased member in the capital/property of the Society shall be dealt with in the manner provided under the bye-laws of the Society. A copy of the registered bye-laws of the society is available for inspection by the claimants/objectors, in the office of the Society/with the secretary of the Society between 10 am to 6pm from the date of publication of the notice till the date of expiry of its period.

For and on behalf of Vasan Industrial Premises Co-operative Society Ltd Sd/Hon. Secretary Place: Mumbai Date: 28th February 2014

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“A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay.”

– Amos Bronson Alcott

Anti-graft ordinance: It will only make matters worse for Congress A

FTER failing to get the anti-corruption bill passed in Parliament, the Congress party wants now to issue an ordinance providing for anti-corruption exercises. This is being done just two months before the elections.

Vice President of the Congress, Rahul Gandhi, want to show to the people that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was not interested in taking up anti-corruption measures but the Congress party will make all possible efforts to fight corruption by passing the ordinance.

It is quite pathetic that Rahul is unable to see that people can easily see through the game. It is a pity that Rahul wants to claim that the Congress is keen about eradicating corruption and that it will go all out to proclaim the ordinance. He appears to believe that 10 years of corrupt rule can be forgotten by the people. Scam after scam has erupted during the UPA rule. The whole country knows about this.

Rahul has not uttered a word about the corruption that was surfacing during the Congress rule. He seems to think he can still remove the corruption taint that has stuck thick to his party. It is ridiculous that he should talk about removing all corrupt practices across the country and at all levels of administration in the next two months. The last-minute course correction that he is attempting will not help him change the mind of people. It looks like the Congress took things easily and went on resorting to corrupt deals and transactions.

The prime minister himself was involved in cause of corruption. He shielded corrupt ministers and extended help to many to bring off lucrative deeds. There is concrete proof to prove all this.

The PM's explanation that he had to take some tough steps has been hardly convincing. He said he had to take into consideration the 'coalition compulsions'. It is a fact if he had not taken some of these steps the UPA would have not been able to muster majority in the House.

The BJP is watching Rahul Gandhi's effort to bring in ordinances regarding anti-corruption moves. It knows that such attempts will only make matters worse.

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NE would imagine that the Indian Readership Survey commissioned by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC), a registered not-for-profit body of members drawn from major advertisers, advertising agencies and media owners, is completely above board. According to the MRUC website, the IRS maintains “standards of integrity, fairness and reliability in media research” but overnight, as it were, its most recent findings seem to have enraged the media to the point of disowning it. As things stand, the IRS is the only currency of readership that exists and hence all advertisers and advertising agencies rely on the data to make informed choices with their media investments. The business attracts as much as Rs. 15,000 crore which is no small amount.

Now as many as 18 publications – including The Times of India, The Hindu, Tribune, The Statesman, Mid-Day, Outlook among English language media, and among Indian language media, such big shots as Dainik Jagran, Lokmat, Nai Duniya, Amar Ujala, Malayala Manorama and Dinakaran have contested the IRS findings. And what are these findings?

One is that there has been a decline in the readership of many newspapers. Some of the anomalies pointed out in the report are as follows: The Maharashtra market has seen a gross decline in readership with the leading Marathi dailies seeing a loss of 15 lakh readers, which is hard to believe. In Gujarat the Number One daily has been dethroned by the Number Three, and in the process, there has been a loss of 7 lakh readers.

In Karnataka, apparently, all leading Kannada dailies have dropped significantly by as much as 40 to 50 per cent! The Andhra Pradesh market, too, has seen an overall drop in newspaper readership across languages with as much as 45 to 50 per cent decline. It sounds almost unbelievable.

Television over newspapers One point has not been made clear, though.

Is there any relationship between ‘circulation’ and ‘readership’? The former means the number of copies actually sold. The latter is the number of people who may be reading one single copy. This means that the circulation may be steady and may even have increased, but because of the increase in the number of nuclear households, the readership has come down. In one family, say, there may be one husband, one wife and one

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school going child. The readership would be as many as 163 ‘Vedic Pandits’ who were technically four. But if the family, say, consists brought to the US from north Indian villages of husband, wife and three school going chil- have disappeared from the Maharshi Vedic dren, the readership be five. Does the IRS sur- City in Iowa during the past one year! The PTI vey indicate that the number of nuclear quotes an ethnic weekly Hi India as saying families may have increased, cutting down that the Vedic Pandits brought to the US, lived not on circulation, but on readership? in pathetic conditions and were paid less For an advertiser selling his wares, it is the than 75 cents an hour. Quoting an unnamed readership that matters more. Perhaps the Pandit, the report gave details of the ‘modus IRS must make this clear. But if readership is operandi’ of the Institute. falling it can only mean that more and more people are spending more time watching television news channels than reading papers.

This is a dangerous development. In the On their arrival, the Pandits were kept in first place it is one thing listening to make-shift trailers under round-the-clock ‘news breaks’ and quite another reading a vigilance. But that has obviously not helped.

It is a well-known fact that because of the rising number of Hindus now being settled in the USA as permanent citizens, not only have many temples – some beautifully designed – sprung up, but there is a growing demand for purohits. One wonders what the US government has to say about this new development.

It would seem that before the Pandits were invited to the US they were asked to sign a contract whereby they were promised a compensation of 50 dollars. There is no full report on this subject as yet. Has everyone forgotten the Devyani-Richards episode?

Nothing is more sickening than the personal attacks made against Modi by BJP M.V. Kamath spokespeople, but more especially by Rahul newspaper or weekly. The latter provides Gandhi. A strong and healthy critic of the more information and background to news. young man is Tavleen Singh, who is recognisThe former may provide ‘more’ news but is ably part of the Delhi social elite. Writing in The Hitavada (Feb. 2) she has come to the short on backgrounding.

There is, as should be clear, a marked dif- conclusion that he has not been “taught the ference between information, knowledge and history of the Congress party” and that before wisdom. In the second place, reading en- giving another interview “he would be wellhances one’s cultural standing. A reader has advised to take a few lessons on politics, ecoaccess to literature which cannot – and nomics and most importantly, history”.

As she put it, “He may discover that he is should not – be downgraded. A well-read person any time commands more respect than not indispensable to the Congress party and one who is merely brought up on ‘informa- certainly not indispensable to India”.

About the most stupid thing that the Contion’. In any family, children must be encouraged to read a newspaper than watch gress has done recently is to recall the assassination of the Mahatma and accuse the RSS television.

The IRS report, in the circumstances, must of being party to it. The RSS was long ago abbe taken seriously. It is significant that in solved of all charges against it, but to resusciUttar Pradesh, one of the leading Hindi tate that event now shows how totally lacking dailies which has been consistently in the in ideas the Congress has come to. Every poll third position for the last several quarters, – and so far there have been three major ones shows a gain of as much as 50 per cent, – suggest that the Congress will get the beatadding around 70 lakh readers. That is a ing of its life. As The Sentinel (Jan. 26) of Guwahati noted “the UPA-II could go down in healthy sign.

An interesting news item has appeared in history as the most indecisive and weak some papers with the Press Trust of India government the country has had” and that (PTI) as the source. According to the report, says it all.

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HE term guru comes from the Sanskrit guru, meaning teacher, guide, or mentor.

The traditions and philosophy of Sikhism were established by ten specific gurus from 1469 to 1708. Each guru added to and reinforced the message taught by the previous, resulting in the creation of the Sikh religion.

Guru Nanak was the first guru and appointed a disciple as successor. Guru Gobind Singh was the final guru in human form. Before his death, Guru Gobind Singh decreed that the Guru Granth Sahib would be the final and perpetual guru of the Sikhs. Guru Angad succeeded Guru Nanak. Later, an important phase in the development of Sikhism came with the third successor, Guru Amar Das. Guru Nanak's teachings emphasised the pursuit of salvation; Guru Amar Das began build-

themselves against the attacks of Mughal forces.

The Sikh gurus established a mechanism which allowed the Sikh religion to react as a ing a cohesive community of followers with community to changing circumstances. The initiatives such as sanctioning distinctive cer- sixth guru, Guru Hargobind, was responsible emonies for birth, marriage, and death. Amar for the creation of the concept of Akal Takht Das also established the manji (comparable (throne of the timeless one), which serves as to adiocese) system of clerical supervision. the supreme decision-making centre of Guru Amar Das's successor and son-in-law Sikhism and sits opposite the Harmandir Guru Ram Das founded the city of Amritsar, Sahib.

The Sarbat Khalsa (a representative portion of the Khalsa Panth) historically gathers at the Akal Takht on special festivals such as which is home of the Harimandir Sahib and Vaisakhi or Hola Mohalla and when there is a regarded widely as the holiest city for all need to discuss matters that affect the entire Sikhs. Guru Arjan was captured by Mughal Sikh nation. A gurmat (literally, guru's intenauthorities who were suspicious and hostile tion) is an order passed by the Sarbat Khalsa to the religious order he was developing. His in the presence of the Guru Granth Sahib. A persecution and death inspired his succes- gurmat may only be passed on a subject that sors to promote a military and political or- affects the fundamental principles of Sikh reganisation of Sikh communities to defend ligion; it is binding upon all Sikhs.

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Disparities abound FOR everything there is a limit and the UPA government disappointed people on all fronts: the Rajiv Gandhi case is pulling on for 16 years and the panel is still probing it. There is no end to the problem even in handling terrorists and killers of national leaders.

As we take our own time even in deciding death penalty to Rajiv killers, the Supreme Court passed a judgement changing the verdict to life time imprisonment from death penalty.

The President is taking his time and hence the SC did a good thing by passing a landmark judgement.

A forty-member superfluous panel monitoring Rajiv killing has spent over Rs.100 crore and the CBI is yet clueless about the team's purpose in holding office

Silly behaviour AS in the past, our cricketers behave in a very arrogant way and these cricketers are punished time and again as per the ICC Code of Conduct. Sourav Ganguly was punished nearly a dozen times but still he was misbehaving in the field of play.

Again Harbhajan Singh did receive warnings, punishment and ban of one full IPL season and he still indulges in tantrums in the field of play. Gautam Gambhir behaved in a childish way by using his arm to push the opposition team member.

More recently we saw Virat Kohli going overboard and making a mockery of the game several times.

for such a long time without finding anything to probe in the said case. Thus the very purpose of forming the panel is defeated and people overruling the government or SC are condemned for the inaction of the governing body in such matter. Too much time is wasted already and unless some concrete steps are taken, the money spent on this objective proves futile.

There is a different yardstick for different people.

Sanjay Dutt is getting parole every now and then whereas Rajiv killers are not getting any favourable verdict even after spending 22 years in jail. What a disparity!

— Subbu Jayant, Kharghar

In such a scenario, the kind of leaders that we could look up to could be of the caliber of Ratan Tata, Narayan Murthy, Deepak Parikh, Anand Mahindra and such giants who are so wealthy already that they would not be interested primarily in the accumulation of further lucre. They could be charged with setting up the country just as if they were starting a multinational organisation and inducting timetested honest people to take things forward in accordance with laws that have been revitalised and made relevant to our times. They would ensure that religion becomes a private matter to be practiced in one's home. They would fight and eradi-

The Supreme Court has commuted the death penalty of Rajiv Gandhi's killers to life imprisonment, citing the delay by the President in deciding on their mercy petition.

THE order of the Supreme Court to give life sentence instead of death sentence to three convicted killers of late former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi along with 15

others due to delay in the proceeding of the trial and the mercy petition is very unfortunate and a wrong move and there should not be any sympathy for the killers

have been a few accidents involving those who try to board a running local to which some are habituated.

The platforms have been there for ages and one wonders why the rakes were not built to the specifications of the levels of the platforms. If that had been done, this new problem would not have arisen. As you have rightly pointed out, prefabricated concrete slabs have to be placed on the platforms to raise their heights to the level of the compartments on a war footing.

This job can be done during nights and also by making adjustments in the movement of the trains through the slow and fast tracks.

overhaul to retain the reputation that this noble institution of learning enjoyed so.

— Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane

Women-centric system

The Indian Cricket Team has lately been underperforming consistently on foreign soil, disappointing the lakhs of fans the game has in India.

Now Kohli is made captain in the absence of M.S. Dhoni. We can imagine the state of Indian cricket in the days to come. Thus we lose our sense of sportsman spirit while playing international cricket. And now Indian Junior team captain Zol threw tantrums and used foul language causing breach of the ICC code of conduct for players and player support personnel.

cate communal and regional loyalties as there is no place for these in a country like ours. It is high time we stop describing ourselves as Hindus, Muslims or even language or geographically as Bengalis, Gujaratis, Maharashtrians, Punjabis; these are, at best languages or geographies, some of which did not even exist before the 1950s! We are Indians and must be undeniably proud — Jayanthi S. Maniam, Sion to be so.

ONE of the franchises of an annual sports extravaganza has come under cloud for its alleged involvement in some shady deals. The team is jointly owned by a couple with each of them being made 5050 per cent share-holders. As such, both are to LETTER OF be equally responsible THE DAY for all sorts of activities undertaken by the franchise. What is disgusting is the fact that, while the husband is likely to be questioned by the enquiry panel, the wife is being scrupulously kept away from all sorts of legal formalities that are likely to ensue during the due process of law. A summons to her will clearly go against the solely women-centric Indian legal system, which presumes that an Indian woman can do no wrong.

— Arun Malankar, Santacruz

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APROPOS 'Goofy goof-ups again' (ADC, Feb. 25), it is indeed careless on teh part of examiners/moderators with the kind of lapses made.

— Jamshed Irani, Mumbai One is bound to be hugely frustrated and in particular those who appeared for the exams in October IF we could undergo a radical last and now at the time of the rechange in our country, we would THIS refers to your edit-piece 'Put sults this kind of goof-ups are found alter the constitution and create a work of platform height increase on to have occurred, which are unpartotally different set up that is more fast track' (ADC, Feb. 26) which is donable. This would certainly serisuitable to the present century. We very timely and one hopes that the ously jeopardise the future of the need to find a group to lead us on to Railways will attend to this problem students and set them back miserthe new path and a leader who fear- on a priority basis because com- ably. One of the top five 1857 establessly accepts change and is willing muters find it very difficult to alight lished by John Wilson Indian to risk everything to give birth to a from the compartments in the few Universities is in a shambolic state new nation sans political criminals, seconds that the trains stop at the of affairs. It is also alleged that the corrupt practices and with laws that stations. 'The elderly and the VC himself is not adequately qualican be applied quickly and effec- women in particular are put to con- fied to hold the post he is saddled siderable inconvenience and there with. It certainly needs a thorough tively without bias.

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being in jail for many years as they are hardcore criminals with terrorist background and have carried out pre-planned strategy to eliminate the late prime minister and others in a very brutal manner. I strongly feel that by converting the death sentence of the convicted person to a life sentence on the basis of delay in proceeding is not the right decision and has thus denied justice to the victim and his family who wants the killers to be hanged as they have snatched their near and dear ones for their selfish personal agenda. With this unfortunate judgement of the Supreme Court, it has sent the wrong signal where any person's death penalty can be converted into a life imprisonment due to delay making a mockery of the judgement of the court which has already pronounced death penalty for the accused.

— Bhagwan Thadani, Pune

rids : in colour and weight! This saved the pachyderm from being poached in thousands for various — Bikram Banerjea, Mumbai needs including ornaments. IAS Officer Durga Shakti Nagpal who courageously rose against the sand mafias must be saluted!

APROPOS 'Running out of sand' — P. Chakravorty, Fort (ADC, Feb. 21), I must say it's most deplorable! Indeed, we are digging out the 'intestine' of the mother Earth rapidly and randomly not CIGARETTE packs carry a statutory only for sand but at once gold, coal, warning, but soon we may see some copper, mica, oil and like some un- different warning signs. Here is my couth people milch cow and buffalo guesstimate: to the last drop leaving behind On our roads: driving on potholed nothing for the calves who ulti- roads may upset your stomach mately die of hunger and malnutri- On car towing vans: spotting a car tion for want of mothers' milk - how towing van may increase blood horrible! Indeed, we dig mines dis- pressure regarding the eco-system which ul- Outside a LPG gas agency: gas timately protects us! The article says prices may give gas that sands from deserts are not suit- Before a television soap starts: cry able for construction purposes for at your own risk want of cohesiveness: then what's Outside a political office: enter at the solution - shouldn't we go for your own risk some substitute? In this context I re- Outside a ganna juice centre: call precious ivory which is invari- service tax maybe applicable ably needed for piano rids. So, Outside a hospital: our rates may Japan ventured into inventing a make you sick — Altaf H Ladiwala, Bandra substance which matched the ivory

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Signs of our times

RBI ON THE PROWL

I CAN visualise the scene easily.

Come April 1 and there would be serpentine queues at the cash counters of bank branches. The cashiers would have to look with magnifying glasses at each note surrendered given the fact that the year is printed in the smallest font possible. More aggrieved by the move would be the common folks especially senior citizens whose eyesight is not so good. This is likely to unlock a vast amount of liquidity as people chose to rid themselves of old notes, whether accountable money or not. This, in addition to the money injected into the economy on account of the general elections (estimated at two per cent of the GDP) will lead to a massive short and medium term inflation. Likely consequences are a spike in the price of gold, large imports and smuggling of gold, panic purchases of dollars and other forms of liquid assets. The rich dirty will rejoice as they see their existing assets inflate artificially. The poor will

The RBI recently announced that notes of denominations 500 and 1000 printed before 2005 will not be accepted for circulation henceforth, in an attempt to wash out black money. be subject to the most horrendous economic distress. Ten whole years of arbitrary decision making, no lessons learnt. In fact, more of the same.

It's a brilliant move by the RBI to control black money but there are a few serious loopholes.

— C.K. Subramaniam, Sanpada

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Raj Mohan Gandhi, Lalit Babar, Nandu Madhav among list of 30 candidates, 10 more from Maharashtra

By Prashant Hamine

Jalna and Prashant Mishra will take on sitting NCP MP he list of 30 candidates and Union minister Praful for the ensuing Lok Patel in Bhandara-Gondiya.

Sabha elections anAmong the other political nounced by Aam Aadmi heavyweights against whom Party (AAP) yesterday inthe AAP has fielded candicludes some high profile dates elsewhere in the councandidates: Mahatma try include: Dr Raja Muzaffar Gandhi's grandson Raj Bhat will take on National Mohan Gandhi, socialist Conference sitting MP and leader Lalit Babar, AAP acUnion minister Dr. Farooq tivist Sanjeev Sane, television Abdullah in Srinagar. Naveen Nandu Madhav actor Nandu Madhav among Raj Mohan Gandhi Jaihind will take on sitting others. Raj Mohan Gandhi Congress MP Deependar will take on sitting Congress In the list of 30 candidates Wamanrao Sudaishirao has Hooda in Rohtak, Haryana, MP and former union minis- declared by AAP yesterday, been fielded against sitting Balwinder Kaur will take on ter Ajay Maken from East 10 names announced are BJP MP Hansraj Ahir in sitting Congress MP Navin Delhi constituency, Lalit from Maharashtra. Bhawana Chandrapur.

Jindal in Kurukshetra, Babar will take on Union B. Vasnik will take on sitting Subhash Lomte will take Haryana, Paras Saklecha will minister Sushilkumar Shinde Shiv Sena MP Anandrao on sitting Sena MP Chan- take on sitting Congress MP in Solapur constituency, tel- Adsul from Amravati. drakant Khaire in Au- Meenakshi Natrajan in evision actor Nandu Madhav Sameena Abdulmajid Khan rangabad.

AAP activist Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh will contest against BJPs will take on Congress Union Sanjeev Sane will take on sit- and Bhagwat Singh Rajput deputy leader of opposition minister Pratik Patil from ting NCP MP Sanjeev Ganesh will take on BJP's leader of in Lok Sabha Gopinath Sangli. Maruti S. Bhapkar Naik in Thane. Deelip opposition in Lok Sabha Munde from Beed con- will take on sitting Sena MP Mhaske will take on sitting Sushma Swaraj in Vidisha, stituency.

Gajanan Babar from Maval. BJP MP Raosaheb Danve in Madhya Pradesh.

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jbal and Ingale are from the politically crucial Mali community and belong to the other backward class category. Sanjeev Naik and Sanjay Patil, who were repeated by the NCP, hail from the Agri Chief Minister, Vijaysinh Mo- community, which has major hite-Patil (Madha), former clout in the Thane district and Minister, Pradmasinhh Patil its vicinity. Manish Jain, who (Osmanabad), NCP chief was elected as an independSharad Pawar's daughter ent to the Maharashtra LegSupriya Sule (Baramati), islative Council, belongs to Udayanraje Bhosale (Satara), the Jain community, which former Minister Satish Patil was recently accorded minor(Jalgaon), Sanjeev Naik ity status by the Centre.

(Thane), Sanjay Patil (Mum- Navneet Kaur Rana, who had bai North East), Anand Paran- acted in south Indian films, jape, who was elected on the comes from the Scheduled Shiv Sena ticket in the 2009 Caste, while Bharati Pawar, polls (Kalyan-Dombivli), Rajiv who is the daughter-in-law of Rajale (Ahmednagar), Manish former Minister Arjun TulshiJain (Raver), Krishnarao In- ram Pawar, hails from the gale (Buldhana), Devdatta Scheduled Tribe. The NCP, Nikam (Shirur), Vijay Bham- which had won 8 seats by bale (Parbhani), Dhananjay contesting 22 in the 2009 Mahadik (Kolhapur), Navneet polls, plans to increase its tally Kaur Rana (Amravati) and to double digits in the coming Bharati Pawar (Dindori). Bhu- general elections.

Women and minorities find representation in the list

By Suyash Padate

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he NCP has made a fullfledged attempt to wipe out the impression of being a Maratha dominated party, and has given representation to OBCs and three women, in its first list announced yesterday. The party's heavy weight leader and PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who was at the receiving end of barbs over the toll issue, is among those who have featured in the first list.

Announcing the list of 18 of the total 22 candidates in

the state for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, the party has deferred to release nominees for four seats, due to intra-party differences.

The party's General Secretary D.P. Tripathi has made it clear that the candidates for Beed, Maval, Hingoli and Hatkanangle will be announced shortly.

The first list of candidates includes Union Minister for Heavy Iindustries, Praful Patel (Bhandara- Gondia), Maharashtra Minister for Public Works, Chhagan Bhujbal (Nashik), former Deputy

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President of Mauritius inaugurates Herbal Health Center at Bhiwandi

By Firdos Shaikh

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he President of Mauritius, Rajkeshwar Puryag inaugurated a hitech herbal health care center called the Kerala Ayurvedic Speciality Hospital at Bhiwandi on Feb 21. The President's wife, Anita Puryag and Company President and Man-

aging Director Jitendra Shah were also present at the occassion.

The hospital is spread over 13,000 sq. ft. And has 30 A/C and non A/C rooms. It also has six Punch Karm theatres, two beauty therapy rooms, a yoga hall and a production center for Kerala ayurvedic medicine.

By Suresh Golani

in additional revenue from property tax, after conductfter rounds of extended ing a survey of existing to-bedebates, the Standing assessed properties on the Committee of the Mira- virtue of GIS mapping, Rs. 6 Bhayandar Municipal Corpo- crore as revenue by issuing ration (MBMC) on Fire NOCs and other fund Wednesday, finally rolled out raising components, includan annual civic budget of Rs. ing fees from new trade regis1137.50 crore for the 2014-15 trations, and also the renewal fiscal year, featuring a series of of various civic licenses ispopulist schemes and new av- sued to local business estabenues of revenue generation. lishments in the twin-city.

The current figure, finalized by the committee, has increased by Rs. 115 crore, as compared to the draft budget of Rs.11,281.73 crore, as tabled n a much needed relief

by Municipal Commissioner, for students studying in Suresh Kakani, last week. municipal schools, the The newly introduced popStanding Committee, in ulist proposals and additional an effort to check the post budgetary allocations include: standard VII drop-out free hearse services, Rs. 1.5 ratio, is firm in starting crore to build old age homes Standard VIII classes in for senior citizens, Rs. 2.5 crore the upcoming academic to construct culverts to presession. A budgetary allovent water logging in the low cation of Rs. 40 lakh has lying areas of Mira Road, Rs. 1 been made in this concrore for a special veterinary text. “ It is our commithospital and an additional Rs. ment and duty to provide 2 crore for the completion of education beyond this Temba Civic Hospital. level to civic school stuOn the front of revenue dents who cannot afford generation, the standing private education and are committee has anticipated forced to turn into dropan additional revenue generouts,” said Standing Comation of Rs. 55 crore which inmittee Chairman, Sharad cludes Rs. 6 crore towards Patil. There are 35 municrents to be recovered from ipal schools in the twinbeneficiaries, who are to be city which offer education allotted transit accommodaupto standard VII. tion in MMRDA’s Rental Housing Scheme, Rs. 20 crore

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Tawde won’t contest MLC polls on March 20

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tate Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Bhaskar Jadhav yesterday, announced the names of three candidates for the biennial elections to the nine legislative council seats for which polls are due on March 20.

The NCP has given nominations to sitting MLCs Hemant Takle, Kiran Pawaskar and Anand Thakur. Expectedly enough, sitting BJP MLC and leader of opposition in legislative council, Vinod Tawde has opted out of the election fray, having announced his intentions to contest the 2014 Assembly elections. Sources disclosed that the party is likely to nominate former MLC Pasha Patel in his place.

Both the NCP and the BJP have not as yet indicated who else will be fielded for the MLC polls. The NCP has four retiring members in the upper house, out of which it has nominated two sitting MLCs and given a ticket to a fresh face in the form of Anand Thakur. The party has

not yet specified if it will field sitting MLC Ranajagjitsinha Padmasinha Patil, or nominate someone else. BJP sources have revealed that the party's second sitting MLC, Pandurang Phundkar, too, is being considered for the Lok Sabha elections. The other name under consideration is that of former MLC Sanjay Kelkar, in place of Phundkar.

Sources disclosed that the Congress is more or less certain that it will re-nominate sitting MLC and Council chairman Shivajirao Deshmukh. However, the party is yet to decide upon renominating its other sitting MLC Jaiprakash Chajjed. The Shiv Sena is also likely to renominate its sitting MLC Dr. Neelam Gorhe. The Shiv Sena has decided to field second candidate – Rahul Narvekar. This could spell trouble for the NCP which might struggle to garner additional votes to ensure victory for its fourth candidate. The term of nine elected MLCs is to end on April 24.

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>> Chef’s may whip up delicious dishes on a daily basis, but they’ve got favourites too! Read about what dishes they love from restaurants around the city

Guilty Pleasures Prawns in butter-garlic sauce at Mahesh Lunch Home or a juicy steak at Salt Water Café – everyone has that one dish they can’t resist.

The 48hrs Team spoke to chefs across the city to bring you the guilty pleasures they love to indulge in at restaurants across Mumbai Doughnut Ice-Cream Burger

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e all have one dish that we consider an indulgence and travel to the ends of the city to devour. Turns out, chefs are no different. As much as they enjoy whipping up culinary delights in their own kitchens, they also love tucking into food that's been perfected by other chefs.

Take a look at what dishes these chefs love to dig into:

Think of a burger that contains mocha ice-cream, chocolate sauce and castor sugar. According to chef Mitesh from Lemon Grass, this is his idea of the perfect dessert. “My guilty pleasure has to be the Doughnut Ice-Cream Burger at Indigo Deli. An innovation that was too delectable not to order, this dessert can be eaten as an entire meal if not shared,” he explains.

Lemon Mountain Cake Co-owner and chef of The Little Door, Tanu Narang Moghe tells us that she loves lemon. It's the one thing she can't resist indulging in, especially desserts. She says, “One guilty pleasure that I can't resist indulging in is the Lemon Mountain Cake at Theobroma. Every bite of this cake is so refreshing. The lemon curd topping and moist crumb are to die for.”

Beef Steak “If I had to name one thing, it is the beef steak at Pot Pourri. The meat is cooked as per your choice and is always consistent, so it always tastes the same,” says Soy Street’s chef

Raunak. He is wary of eating beef outside, but this is one restaurant where he makes an exception. “This restaurant serves it medium-rare, just the way I like it and is an entire meal in itself,” he adds.

Sol Kadi & Prawns Kohliwada “My guilty pleasure? The Sol Kadi and Prawns Kohliwada at Jai Hind Lunch Home,” says chef Mangesh from The Big Bang Bar & Café. He explains that he loves this dish because their batter mixture of besan with chilli and ajwain is mouthwatering, making the outer covering crunchy, whereas the meat is tenderly cooked, making it a perfect home-style appetiser. He adds, “The Sol Kadi has the perfect tanginess, and can be consumed on its own as a drink or even with rice.” continued on pg 14 «

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A simple thali For Chef Vinod from Aoi, the thali at Makhan is something he just cannot resist. Maybe it's the fact that it came highly recommended from a Marawari friend of his from Kalbadevi, but he's glad he tried it, even though he isn't particularly fond of a thali. “I decided to take my family there and fell in love with the simplicity.

The meal is light, not too heavy on the pocket or the palate, and fuses authentic Rajasthani flavours for those of us who are starved for different and original North Indian cuisine not restricted to Punjabi/ Mughlai,” he adds.

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>> Chef Nirmal Monteiro loves the Double Decker burger from Elbo Room

Unlimited Wok “I love the Unlimited Wok at All Stir Fry. The fact that it's unlimited makes it the ultimate guilty pleasure and it has a variety of sauces to choose from,” says Zubin D'Souza, executive chef from Waterstones Bar + Grill. He explains that he loves it more because there's no shortage in the choice of meat, prawns and beef and you can refill it as often as you like.”

Gosht Dum Biryani Have you ever had the Gosht Dum Biryani at Saffron at JW Marriott? If what chef and owner of Palate Culinary Studio, Rakhee Vaswani says is to be taken seriously, we're going to try it as soon as possible! She tells us, “A guilty pleasure for me is pure indulgence in the Gosht Dum Biryani at Saffron in JW Marriott. After a long day in the kitchen teaching, I need comfort food and nothing comes close to a mouthwatering biryani. Indulgence to me is like polishing off an entire pot — it's like blood to Dracula — I just can't stop eating it!”

fare at Umame. “I can go on listing their delicacies but the one I love the most is the Korean Dolsot Bibimbap, served in a sizzling hot stone bowl. When the dish is brought to your table, you can feast your eyes on the raw egg being cooked against the walls of the hot stone bowl, colourful and carefully laid vegetables that nestle the flavourful shreds of beef in the centre, on a bed of sesame oil infused sticky rice with dollops of Gochujang Sauce. I also love the Sushi Boat where you can savour a variety of sushi presented on a boat-shaped platter.

The choice of sushis served complement each other and bring the whole platter together wonderfully.”

Prawns Cheung Fun Head to Yauatcha and order the Prawns Cheung Fun if you want to eat like Krishna, corporate chef from Otto Infinito. He tells us, “I love eating the Prawns Cheung Fun at Yauatcha.

They're delicious, with crispy wrapped fried prawns that are served with warm soya sauce.”

>> The Roasted Mango Duck from Hakkassan comes highly recommended

by Chef Guan Yew Tham

Paani Puri Kshama Prabhu, executive chef at The White Owl has a guilty pleasure we're sure will be shared by many. She loves paani puri. The place she loves savouring this street food delight is Gypsy in Shivaji Park, Dadar. She further adds, “I also love the Sukh Sagar Pav Bhaji.” The restaurant, located at Chowpatty, is known for this dish among others, and it's on our list of guilty pleasures too!

Crispy Jalebis with Rabri While most chefs we spoke to were all about savoury, Chef Himanshu, from Masala Library, hits the sweet spot, literally.

For him, it is a plate of crispy jalebis with rabri that he can't say no to. He tells that Made in Punjab is where he loves enjoying this crispy, juicy, sweet delight.

Double Decker Burger Nothing whets our appetite like a juicy burger and it seems Nirmal Monteiro, corporate executive head chef at Saffron Bay has found the perfect one. He tells us, “I absolutely love the Double Decker Burger from The Elbo Room. The beef patties are stuffed with cheddar cheese and crispy bacon and if that wasn't delicious enough, it's served with homemade potato wedges and a delicious side salad.”

Bheja Fry & Mutton Bhuna For Chef Glyston Gracias, Chef Manager at Smoke House Deli, nothing beats the Bheja Fry and Mutton Bhuna at Bade Miyan. He says, “The Mutton Bhuna and Bheja Fry are cooked the good old fashion way and are delicious. I have been visiting Bade Miyan for years and the dishes taste just as good every single time.”

Fried Bombay Duck Chef Gresham Fernandes, group executive chef, Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality, loves a dish that can only be found here and frankly, is on our list of guilty pleasures too. He says, “The fried Bombay Duck at Jai Hind is my guilty pleasure. It's always so fresh and the spicing is just perfect.” Crisp, crunchy and delicious... what's not to like?!

Korean Dolsot Arzaan Sabawalla, head chef at Amadeus says he absolutely loves the

Roasted Mango Duck & Lobster Noodles If you're a seafood fan and want to indulge in some Chinese then Guan Yew Tham, the head chef at Yauatcha, has some great recommendations for you. He tells us, “My guilty pleasures are the Roasted Mango Duck, Lobster Noodles and Steamed Crab. I love eating these dishes at Hakkassan.”

Beef Steak For Mozanne Karbhari, kitchen executive, pastry kitchen, ITC Grand Central, Indigo Deli's steak is always brilliant. “The steak over there is simply out of this world. It is always cooked to perfection just the way I like it — medium. It just melts in your mouth and pairs excellently with the candied garlic and mashed potatoes,” she says.

Cajun Spiced Chicken Burger Shezad Marolia, kitchen manager at VongWong Restaurant and Dragonfly Banquet, loves a few dishes at an old Mumbai haunt — Sundance Cafe. “I love their steaks and burgers. Their Cajun Spiced Chicken Burgers are the best home-style burgers I've tried and their BBQ chicken wings are really good too.”

>> Chef Himanshu can’t stop raving about this Jalebi dish from Made in Punjab

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one-of-a-kind adventure race is coming to the city next weekend, called Broke in Bandra. Bandra is often known as the culture hub of the city, but there's also wit and a lot of shameless behaviour. If you think you're a pro at being able to experience Bandra without spending too much money, Broke in Bandra is what you've been looking for.

The hunt and adventure race will see you scouring the area, solving clues and performing tasks from one location to the other.

The twist? You'll have three hours and only `100. Manjari Verma, co-founder of Broken Compass, the company that's organising the event, tells us, “People in Mumbai love to experiment, explore and engage in things that are unique, unheard of and something that definitely tingles their taste buds. The idea of having a treasure hunt is to engage people in an exciting activity and creatively make them discover the unknown about the city they live in.”

You will have a three-member strong team and with them, you'll be out in the sweltering Bombay heat, with no money and a lot of tasks to complete. You will also be devoid of resources, such as your phone. If you're over 18, have two friends who want to join you and think you can win, register now as it's on a first-come-firstserve basis!

When March 9 Where Bandra (W) Registration `1,800 per team (of 3) Contact www.brokencompass.in/ info@brokencompass.in/ 9819355116 (Manjari)

ew forms of fitness provide as much relaxation as yoga, but yoga by the sea takes things a notch higher. Le Sutra – The World’s First Indian Art Hotel in association with Marico Evenings introduces Yoga by the Sea — an event where people of all ages can come to practise yoga and experience the tranquility by the sea side. Sessions will be held from 7-9am in the morning and from 5.30-7.30pm in the evening. Participating in this event is absolutely free of cost as well. Out of the Blue is the food and beverage partner and Freedom is conducting the yoga classes. Kartik Vyas, an eminent speaker from the Yoga School and University training in yoga will address the audience on both days. Kabir Doha and his band will perform on March 1 in the evening. The event will be a mix of yoga performers, speakers, rhythmic dance performances and music performances spread across the two days.

“Yoga is a perfect ancient science that includes all aspects from health to self realisation. I think everyone should take this opportunity and be a part of this initiative. We at Le Sutra are glad to host this event,” says Radha Bajaj, Director, Le Sutra.

When March 1 and March 2 Where Carter Road Promenade

>> Scamper across Bandra through this fun, one-of-a-kind treasure hunt

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>> Karan Bhojwani and Vishal Shetty take over Cheval tonight

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f you want to party this Friday night, give your usual haunt a skip and head to Cheval. They are starting a new party series, the first edition of which is very creatively titled Hipster Union with Sexytime on Fire. Karan Third Eye and Vishal Shetty are going to be performing at the event. Karan Bhojwani, also known as Karan Third Eye, is an aficionado of trance music and has his own record label as well. Vishal Shetty, has a passion for music, entertainment and the digital world and has a web entertainment space with MyFavDJ.in, India's first DJ Awards Poll & Awards Ceremony. Witness them play some great Deep House, Tech House and Techno music. Also, the dress code is Ironic Hipster, so be sure to bring out your nerd glasses, t-shirts and vintage shades. The best part is that the event has no entry charge.

When Tonight, 10pm onwards Where Cheval, Kala Ghoda, Fort Contact 40396638

oday evening, Studio Balance is organising a free Capoeira session for children. Capoeira is a form of Brazilian Martial Arts which was invented

by African slaves working in the forests and mines of Brazil. The interesting part of this martial art is that it is the only one that is performed to music. It originated from the dance that the slaves used to perform for entertainment after a hard day's work. This dance then evolved into a form of martial art that we know as Capoeria. Macaco, a Capoeria instructor who has trained for years will be conducting the session. He tells us, “Capoeira for children is a fantastic opportunity for them to be exposed to Brazilian culture and learn this unique blend of martial arts, music and dance. It is a fun aerobic activity for children that improves flexibility while developing core muscles, strength and motor skills. All this while playing! Made famous by the African slaves in Brazil, Capoeira is known for its quick moves, spins, kicks involving power and speed. It is the only form of martial arts performed to music.”

Entry for the session is free, but you'll need to call them up and register.

When Today, 5-6pm Where Studio Balance, KM Munshi Marg, Behind Wilson College, Chowpatty Contact 32227931

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FasHion Riot at tHe FiFa WoRld Cup

disCounts at tHe tRunk laBel The Trunk Label by Bipasha Basu is offering a 20% discount on their entire collection. This collection has been inspired by 20s fashion and the movie, The Great Gatsby.

Bipasha, who curates the collections for the brand, says, “Launching www.thetrunklabel.com was something close to my heart. I felt like I understood the gap in the market and I wanted to share my sensibilities. To celebrate Valentine's month, we are offering a 20% discount on everything on the site.”

When Up to March 1 Where www.thetrunklabel.com

Exhibition

Riot, a contemporary youth fashion brand

by Suditi Industries Ltd., which has been producing knitted garments for 20 years, has successfully bagged the apparel licensing rights of FIFA this year. As part of the deal, Riot is going to roll out exclusive merchandise, which includes t-shirts, shorts, boxers, polos, track pants and sweatshirts for men, women and children. The t-shirts start from `599, sweatshirts and track pants from `1,299, polos from `999 and boxers from `499. The official licensed merchandise will be available at exclusive Riot stores across the city. Pawan Agarwal, managing director of Suditi Industries Ltd. tells us, “At Riot, we aspire to provide a brand which focuses on path breaking offerings competing to eliminate the cost and quality trade-off. Our association with FIFA promises worldwide acceptance and increased sales to strengthen and globalise Riot as a brand.”

When Ongoing Where Riot outlets across the city and online portals such as Myntra and Jabong Contact www.jabong.com/ www.myntra.com

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Next time you head to Sanchos, you don't need to worry about whether or not you are going to find enough options for your child. In fact, there is enough to keep your child entertained. The menu doubles up as a paper mat and includes food images along with trivia, adventure trail and areas to colour. Some specials from the menu include Nachitos, Cheese Fries, Bean & Cheese Burrito and Chicken Fingers. Chef Vikas Seth says, “The reason we have a kid's menu was to entertain the kids by giving them a separate menu, so they get equal attention as our prominent guests.

Children will be happy to order from the menu and at the same time make best use of the paper mat by colouring or solving puzzles.”

When Ongoing Where Sanchos Bandra and Colaba Contact 67094455/ 65552426

BecomeShakespeare.com is organising a short story writing workshop where you can learn the different aspects of writing a short story. The workshop will cover plotting, characterisation, dialogue and point of view. Pallavi Borkar, who is in charge of the workshops, says, “We are a publishing service provider and thought helping aspiring authors to write better would be a great idea. The upcoming short story writing workshop is our first step towards that goal.” The workshop, which will be conducted by Renu Balakrishnan is priced at `3,500 per person. You can email or call on their contact details to register for the workshop.

When March 1-2, from 10am to 5pm Where Arbour Research Initiatives, First Floor, Karim Chambers, Hamam Street, Fort Contact workshops@becomeshakespeare.com/ 33040620

JJ TODAY AND TOMORROW

tHe BaRking deeR tuRns one!

The ex-students and faculty of the JJ School of Arts are coming together to present their work in a group show called J.J. Today and Tomorrow. Kalyan Chheda, founder of Art Gate Gallery, where the exhibition will be held, says, “Sir JJ School of Art is one of the oldest institutions of Art. Art Gate is honoured to be a part of the show, which has a 153-year-old legacy of showcasing talented artists.” The group show is being organised

by The Art Affaire, a platform for artists and art lovers, built to spread awareness of Indian art and artists across the world.

When Up to March 2 Where Art Gate Gallery, Satyam Collection, opposite Churchgate Station

The Barking Deer has a week-long celebration lined up to ring in its first birthday. The celebrations will kick off in grand style this week, with “Kitchen Hijacking.” Chef Nyra Gazdar, will make the kitchen her own from 7pm-11pm. She will share her signature dishes such as Lobster Rolls, Stuffed Ravioli with Smoked Salmon Sauce, Peking Chicken Rolls, Pork Sliders and her take on the all-American burger. Today, which marks their actual birthday, they have an American Amber ale on offer which is sure to please beer sophisticates. DJ Saanj will set the perfect tone for the night with some eclectic retro tunes. To top it all off, they are hosting a Barbecue Beer Brunch on Sunday, with a live BBQ dishing up grilled burgers, tikkas, chicken, fish, dogs, tapas and a main dish counter with unlimited house beer.

Relax in their cosy confines as you sip on craft beer and enjoy the other specials of the day. A spokesperson tells us, “Our first year has been highly rewarding, but not without a few twists and turns. Seeing how excited our patrons are about our craft beer makes it all worth it though. We can't wait for the year ahead and will be brewing several fun beers that Mumbai has never tasted before.”

When Up to March 2 Where Mathuradas Mill Compound, Lower Parel Contact 61417400

Travel Holiday at tHe taj Taj Holidays invites guests to experience the lifestyle of maharajas across The Taj Grand Palaces with a unique Early Bird Holiday offer. You can avail of discounts on reservations made today for stays at any of the four Grand Palaces located in Udaipur, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Hyderabad any time between April and September. This exceptional offer, especially curated to provide a bespoke palace experience with an array of luxury services fit for kings, starts at `21,150 per couple per night.

So, if you have been meaning to pamper yourself, book your holiday immediately!

When Today Where Taj Grand Palaces across the country Contact 1800111825/ www.tajhotels.com

lazy sundays at ping pong

tHe neW Big pizza By pizza Hut

If you find it hard to step out of your house on Sundays, then Ping Pong has the perfect way to tempt you. They are offering an all-you-caneat menu which includes Dim Sum, appetisers, soup and desserts. Kersi Marker, assistant vice president of operations, says, “The reason we decided to introduce Lazy Sundays at Ping Pong is because we wanted to give our customers added value by offering them a host of options to choose from on a day that is considered the most relaxing.” The menu is priced at `1,500 for adults and `800 for children.

When Every Sunday, from noon to 7pm Where Ping Pong, First International Financial Centre, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex Contact 67413333

Pizza Hut has launched a brand new range of pizzas called the Big Pizza. They are available in five vegetarian varieties and two non-vegetarian varieties and cost just `199 and `269 respectively. The range includes toppings such as paneer, olives, corn and paprika. Sanjiv Razdan, general manger of Pizza Hut India, says, “As part of our strategy, we want to reach out to a larger consumer base and provide more value for money options for our consumers to choose from.”

Where Pizza Hut outlets across the city

gudRi BazaaR Food Festival Delhi is known for its lip-smacking street food. Well, now you can enjoy Delhi's street food by heading to the Gudri Bazaar Food Festival. The best street food from Delhi is being bought to you through a 10-day long food festival, every evening in an attempt to bring under one common roof the best chaat, parathas, kachoris and kulchas. “Our festival will bring you the best food, served in a pleasant environment,” said executive chef Parimal Sawant, Meluha and Rodas Hotel.

When Up to March 2, from 7pm onwards Where Rodas Ecotel Hotel, Powai

Hand CRaFted BeeR at BonoBo and jamjaR The Gateway Brewing Co. has launched a range of beer that has been made from barley malt, hops, yeast and most importantly, good water. Bonobo and Jamjar Diner are serving three traditional and local beers — White Zen, India Pale Ale and Like That Only at `250 for 330ml. Rahul Mehra, cofounder of Gateway Brewing Co. says, “We have curated exclusive, hand-crafted beers with various classic styles from around the world along with locally inspired twists and few eccentric brews.

These beers are currently available at Bonobo, Jamjar diner and Woodside and we are looking forward to introducing them at a few more places in the city.”

When Ongoing Where Bonobo, Bandra and Jamjar Diner, Versova Contact 26055353/ 02226358880

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« store review: Ardeuir

A pAssionAte line-up where Available at stores such as Aza and Fizaa (Mumbai) and Anjali Arjun and Aara (Dubai) Workshop at: Plot no 43, Aadhya, 1st Floor Laxmikant Chowk, 10th Road, Juhu conTacT 9820333133

>> Ardeuir has a lot of readyto-wear and resort wear pieces that have Greek and Roman influences

New fashion label and resort wear line Ardeuir is full of striking pieces, but do they translate into wearable fashion? Rhea Dhanbhoora tells you more

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f you were wondering what Ardeuir meant, it means passion in French. So, you're not going to be surprised when you see the sultry shots in the look book of the newly launched label, with a variety of resort and ready-to-wear items that seem haute couture to say the least.

Look through further and you'll see the prices.

Started by 25-year-old Chanpreet Mansukhani, the brand is a product of her training in art and illustration since the age of 15 and further training under wedding designers Anjali and Arjun Kapoor. It's accurate that the name is derived from French because looking through the collection it's quite obvious that Ardeuir craves to be the clothing du jour. But, you can also see the Greek and Roman influences in the fluid lines and effortless silhouettes.

The first thing that strikes you when you look through the collection is that it's incredibly bold and colourful. Ardeuir is not shy about colour or design, with royal blues, deep reds, sunshine yellows, bold greens and oranges.

There are no flirty pastels, no skirmish browns or dull greys.

Everything in the collection screams for attention – and gets it.

Although I'm not sure how easy it would be to wear the sweeping gowns anywhere but to designer events or high-fashion shindig, a lot of the dresses and jumpsuits are striking, though they are blended in with a few run-off-the-mill designs that hardly seem worthy of their extravagant price tags.

Design-wise, the collection catches your eye. The pieces stand out vividly and include jumpsuits, knee-length dresses, pretty palazzo pants, gowns, drape dresses and a few skirts. The tops (that cost the likes of `6,500 for a simple white top) don't seem worth it, even with a designer tag attached. A royal blue jumpsuit that caught my eye more than once cost `10,500, while the knee-length bow dress would set you back `8,000. Palazzo pants will set you back `7,500 while a little black dress costs `8,500. The collection ranges from `5,000 — `14,000 with the tops being the cheapest and the jumpsuits being the most expensive, except for a blue twist dress that cost `14,00. It's well priced for designer wear but will still set you back a pretty penny.

Material includes georgettes, silk and a sprinkling of jersey. We previewed the spring/ summer and ready-to-wear collections, but

nAil spAs in the city

there's a lot more to the brand than meets the eye. Book a date with Chanpreet to look through the collection and take you pick from the bold colours.

>> Bold designs and solid colours are a common theme throughout Ardeuir’s collection

« new lAunches: find out whAt’s just out

Every now and then, your nails need some extra TLC and we wouldn't trust any ordinary salon with the task. Shirley Mistry brings you a list of the best nail spas across the city nail sPa indulgence

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If you are in the mood to treat yourself to a unique manicure and pedicure experience, head here. We find the lemon grass treatment to be most exciting — with a promise to refresh and rejuvenate. They also have a hot chocolate manicure which includes ingredients such as chocolate, vanilla and brown sugar. They are also adept with acrylic nails. where 371, Kusum Kunj Co-operative Housing Society, Linking Road, Khar contact 26482426

These guys are not only great for a basic manicure and pedicure, they also have a wide array of nail art services that you can choose from. We find the vino manicure and pedicure as well as the fruit one especially intriguing. If you want acrylic or gel nails, we highly recommend heading here, as they are known for these services. where Nail Lounge, Shop No. 1, Prabhat Kunj, 24th Road, Khar (W) contact 26482426

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You may be familiar with the regular Lakmé salons, but the Lakmé Absolute Salon (it’s unisex) takes things a notch higher. A slightly more premium range of salons, a pedicure here is easy on the wallet (`700) and extremely well executed. Also, if you like your privacy as you spruce up your nails, this is the place to head to, as they have a separate section cordoned off for manicures and pedicures. where Lakmé Absolute Salon, Off Linking Road, Opposite Shoppers Stop, Bandra (W) contact 26482426

If you want to get a pedicure for a special occasion, the gold pedicure, a recent offering from YLG Salon is ideal. At `780, the pedicure isn't too heavy on your wallet either. You will be thoroughly indulged with their gold pack and gold cream. They even have a gold foot soak!

Also, from personal experience we can tell you that they do not compromise on hygiene. where Shop No.1, Ground Floor, Kangra Bhavan, No. 2, Opposite Podar Hospital, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli contact 24913424

>> Well kept nails say a lot about a person. Read on to find out the places we recommend for the best manicures and pedicures

Timex's Trendy waTches

If expensive watches aren't your thing, then don't miss out shopping from Timex's new trendy watches collection. The range features eye-catching, cute and modern designs, most of which use bold colours.

The women's collection features polished round and square cases in colours such as white, red, blue, brown and black. The men's collection on the other hand sports round cases with double stitched leather straps. The best part about the collection is that it is super affordable. where Timex outlets across the city Price `1,465 onwards

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Fabulously fusion Where Seven Sevens, 157, Dhiraj Dham, Jain Society, Near Old SIES College, Sion (W) Meal for two `800 alcohol served No

Where 16 Commerce House, Rope Walk Lane, Kala Ghoda, Fort Contact www.lafolie.in

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Prashant Shetty had the surname, but little else to start him on his journey as a restauranteur. It's a good thing he did not sweat the small stuff and just trusted his instincts! The ADC meets him to see whether the confidence was misplaced

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e are going to tell you how to get to Seven Sevens. Not because we don't trust your sense of direction. If we don't, you might miss it or dismiss it as a jumped up Udupi. So, from Sion Hospital, come straight towards Jain Society and take a left at Dominos. Then keep going, cross a road within Jain Society, till you can see a corner restaurant with a deep red signboard and very cheerful interiors, on your left.

It's not a big place, with eight tables downstairs and a mezzanine that seats 12 in slightly cramped conditions. Downstairs, there is a large influx of ladies who want to have a last-minute kitty lunch. Prashant Shetty, less than a year ago employed with TCS, is on hand to welcome them. They sit with the confidence of a group that has been there, done that before.

So what's the story, we asked Shetty, in his early 30s, still a bit dazed, we think, at his success. It used to be a regular Udupi that was in the family for 50 years, run by his grandfather. On his passing, the restaurant was taken over by his father and his uncle.

“I always wanted to be a restauranteur and I finally took the plunge. The family did not approve but I did it anyway, giving up a secure job, taking a bank loan for renovations and paying EMIs,” he says.

First he decided what kind of place he wanted to run in an area inhabited largely by Gujaratis who like it all. “I thought what could I give them that is different? I knew the new generation liked westernised cooking, so I decided to go fusion and started looking for chefs. Last April when we opened, there was a staff of seven. Today we have 20 people.”

If numbers are an indication, then Prashant, a

Gâteau Français >> La Folie serves a black forest cake that is extremely close to the German original, complete with cherry Kirschwasser

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believer in numerology, is on to a good thing — he loves sevens in particular, hence the name.

But those tell only part of the story, the rest is about three months of fine tuning the menu ‘about 100 times’ and testing out everything till he felt it was really good. Then he opened and watched the place fill up. He has been getting several takeaway orders as well, and one that amuses him most is from a Dadar resident who said, “We're opposite this pizza place”.

Mocktails included a Pina Colada, frothy, with pineapple and coconut cream, Sparkling Mint with lemon and pineapple juice and Coco Banana, with pineapple, bananas, coconut and vanilla ice-cream, all priced at `150. The Seven Sevens special is a musttry, with mango juice, ice-cream and syrup, at `160.

The starters (`100 - `130), include Jacket Potatoes, Cheese Cornballs (a hot favourite), Hummus with Pita & Salad, Bruschetta, Tacos and Wedges. The Pasta Salad (`135) is a mix of oregano, black olives, chilli flakes and black pepper. Daddy's House Salad has cherry tomatoes and iceberg lettuce.

For the mains, besides lasagnas, pastas and bakes, there is a 12-inch specialty pizza (`390) prodigal with paneer, paprika and sauces. Try the Veg. Singapore, golden, tangy and spicy (`155), the Bamboo or pot rice (`210) and the Thread Paneer (`190, popular but not on the menu), cottage cheese dipped in a hot and sour sauce, wrapped in thread and cooked til it’s crisp outside and mushy on the inside.

Of course, it is all vegetarian. There is only so far you can push the average Gujarati! But if the proof of the pudding is in the eating, Prashant has little left to prove!

If you didn't understand that, you need to brush up on your French before you head over to newly opened La Folie at Kala Ghoda. Rhea Dhanbhoora tells you more

f you're still pondering over the title, it means French cake. Don't worry, that's not all La Folie has to offer. Bringing Parisian sparkle to Bombay, Sanjana Patel's new patisserie is home to treats she’s perfected, while adding a good dose of French to her vocabulary, as you can see from the menu that’s replete with French terms and phrases that only two types of people will be able to decipher — those familiar with French terms and those familiar with patisserie terms. For the rest, there are friendly staff ready to take you through the menu, so don't despair.

The first thing you'll notice about La Folie is that it's tiny.

However, the best things come in the littlest packages. Whether it was the impressive photos lining the walls, the sparsely filled dessert trays that suggested exclusivity or the pretty boxes, there was something about the shop that had me entranced. It's not down-to-earth, but I doubt that's what they were aiming for. In fact, the stripped down logo, the sparse décor — it's all a well-executed plan to make sure there's nothing that stands out more than the pastries. They use imported ingredients that make a big difference in taste. Sanjana studied under greats such as JeanCharles Rochoux and the inimitable macaron king, Pierre Herme, so I wanted to sample the pretty, colourful and uniquely flavoured macarons more than ever.

Macarons are expensive here (`75), but one bite of the lemongrass and basil one and you won't be thinking about money.

Delicately flavoured, the lemongrass complemented the basil instead of contrasting starkly against it. The matcha tea macaron needed less sugar and a little more matcha and the paan and rose gulkand macaron was just so-so.

If you're vegetarian, try the eggless Infinite Caramel, a pastry that contains delicately flavoured, silky soft caramel cream and a delicious nougat-like base. The Candy Cake is inspired by childhood sweets, so when you bite into it, you're going to have Melody and Eclair toffee flashbacks before you get to the minty fresh Mentos-like marshmallow and chocolate biscuit base. It seemed like it contained too many flavours (seven!) for it to taste good, but surprise, surprise — like everything else at La Folie, it was so well-balanced that the unlikely flavours actually fused to form a pretty delicious concoction! I'm not sure if I'd eat it again, but you should try it at least once.

If you're in the mood for some raspberry coulis atop a flourless

chocolate cake, try French pastry chef Gregory Quere's contribution to their menu, GQ. And don't miss out on the Pabana either. With perfectly blended passion fruit, mango and key lime in a coconut mousse, you'll never question the combination of flavours again.

A surprise hit for me was the Forêt-Noire. Don't let the fancy name confuse you, this is a black forest cake. And, I dislike black forest cakes. Unless of course, they're light cakes with sweet cream, chocolate-loaded, sprinkled with kirschwasser (a German cherry brandy) and balanced with dark cherries so as to not overdo either sweet or sour. Of course, at most Indian patisseries, the German cake consists of thin white cream, watery cake and too many sickly sweet red cherries. Lucky for me, La Folie decided to serve a delicious black forest just like it's meant to be served.

By the time I made it to the chocolates, I was sure nothing was going to wow me more than it already had. But, out came the 70% Venezuela chocolate. The dusting of cocoa powder on top of the most delicious dark chocolate square left me complaining about just one thing — it was way too small! They sell their chocolates in boxes of nine for `495 and you should buy as many as you can, because they're all amazing. Desserts here might cost a little more than you're used to, but they'll taste a lot better too.

WhaT’s Cooking?

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From being featured in the Limca Book Of Records for creating India’s largest chocolate tower to being a judge on Masterchef India, Kunal Kapur has done a lot!

Glynda Alves interviews the celebrated chef to get a peek into his life (and frigde!)

K

unal Kapur is one of the most celebrated faces of Indian cuisine today. He is chef extraordinaire, TV show host, winner of several culinary awards and an author of several upcoming cookbooks. He has also been a judge and host on Masterchef India. Currently, he is a judge and host for Junior Masterchef India. We get talking to him about all things food. And of course, his guilty pleasures!

How did you develop a passion for cooking?

I was born in a Punjabi joint family where I was the only boy surrounded by cousin sisters. When the family would get together on Sundays, I would refuse to play with the girls.

So, I ended up where all the men of the house were — the kitchen. The men in my family (especially my dad) loved cooking. He would make me sit on an inverted Dalda tin and allowed me to stir whatever he was cooking. I still remember how he taught me to bhuno meat (fry) on a slow flame. I enjoyed the entire process of cooking in that old kitchen with everyone laughing and talking. In college, it turned out that I knew more about cooking than anyone else in the batch. Naturally, I got appreciation from my teachers and that motivated me to study food further. I feel I owe it to my dad for bringing out the chef in me.

What was your most career defining moment?

When I joined Leela Ambience Hotel and opened Diya the Indian restaurant, I told myself that I would make it the best Indian restaurant. I worked very hard with an excellent team. Together we made a fantastic restaurant that won the best Indian restaurant award in the first year of its launch.

And subsequently for the next three years, we won the Best Restaurant award by Times Food Guide. This award is the reason I was approached to host Masterchef India. And the rest... well, the world knows what happened.

What’s your favorite dish to make?

I am in love with karela. Raw mango and karela is a great combination and the recipe I use is from my mother’s kitchen. I just cant get bored eating it.

What do you think is overrated?

Molecular Gastronomy is overrated. I appreciate food in its original rustic avataar rather than tasting it in spheres, foams and mists.

Which dish do you think is underrated?

Indian halwa. It has the capacity to go global. It’s just waiting for the right guy to take it forward.

Which country is the most forward when it comes to food?

America I think is the place where the food is very upfront.

It is a land where it is okay to have wild ideas. I feel the best sellers around the world come from the USA. Which six people would you invite to dinner? And what would you make?

If this wish can be granted then only one person, my grandpa. We lost him a few years ago and I miss cooking for him. He loved kulfi and I can give anything to prepare the kulfi for him again.

What’s always in your fridge?

Chocolates, ice creams and cheese. Always.

Which are your favorite restaurants in Mumbai?

So many of them, but all time favourites are Mahesh Lunch House, Gomantak, Trattoria, Yautacha, Indigo and Wasabi.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Chocolates. They just lift me up every time. I love chocolates in any form. Hot chocolate soufflé, warm ganache, dark chocolate rocky road, thick dense chocolate mousse, brownies...

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PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME

TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

Set in the mystical

lands of Persia, a rogue prince and a mysterious princess race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time — a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world. HBO, 9 p.m.

CID

SOAPS & SERIALS

The deepest of oceans and petrifying sharks. For the first time

ever CID will be enthralling its audiences with not one but a double episode of underwater series. The underwater series will revolve around the case of twin murder caused by dangerous sharks. CID cops will start the investigation and soon discover that there is a mystery lying behind the shark attacks! While second episode will be a murder mystery of national level swimmer Param who goes swimming in a lake and gets killed by shoal of Piranhas (carnivorous plant). The mystery will twofold when one officer gets attacked by the Piranhas and now CID has to find the real culprit. Sony T V, 10 p.m.

THE FRONT ROW WITH ANUPAMA CHOPRA

Anupama Chopra brings you the four most leading villains

of Hindi Cinema together- Prem Chopra, Prakash Raj, Gulshan Grover and Ronit Roy as part of the third edition of The Front Row Dialogues-Villains’ Special. These men known for their wicked laughter and scary persona have given generations of audience nightmares. Anupama Chopra talks to them about what it takes to be a great villain.

The actors will share their views on the changing equations of villainy in Bollywood, battling negative stereotypes in real life and why villains in Hindi cinema laugh so much.

Star World, 8.30 p.m.

FUTURE WEAPONS

FUTURE WEAPONS reveals the latest incredible range of

weapons developed using state-of-the-art science and technology. Discover y Science, 10 p.m.

THE WEB OF LIFE

Tune into THE WEB OF LIFE on Animal Planet as each episode

focuses on a specific animal and shows how this animal affects other species that share its ecosystem. From coral reefs to fig

A SEPARATION

CID, Sony TV, 10 p.m.

trees, African elephants to Dung Beetles, witness the influence of a top predator as it upholds the balance of life. Anim al Planet, 10.30 p.m .

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

You Have Been Warned is a fast-paced countdown of the

world’s top 20 homemade science stunts and experiments.

Each episode finds the cleverest, funniest, most daring, outrageous or just downright bizarre clips - and uses a top cast of the world’s best science experts to unpack and explain them for you. With the help of amazing storytelling graphics, they’ll explain the what, how and why of the biology, physics, and chemistry that made these clips possible.

Di scover y, 9 p.m.

RANGRASIYA

In tonight’s episode we will see that Paro and Rudra’s wedding celebrations begin. Laila does a dance performance for the sangeet ceremony. During the ceremony, Mala misses seeing Rudra. Further, Tejawat’s also reaches their house as his men are on the look out for Paro. Colors, 9.30 p.m .

Nader (Peyman Moaadi) and Simin (Leila Hatami) argue about living abroad. Simin prefers to live abroad to provide better opportunities for their only daughter, Termeh. However, Nader refuses to go because he thinks he must stay in Iran and take care of his father (Ali-Asghar Shahbazi), who suffers from Alzheimers.

However, Simin is determined to get a divorce and leave the country with her daughter. Zee Studio, 8 p.m .

AUR EK ILZAAM

Chinna is an orphan kid adopted by a jailer. But as a teenager,

BANDIT QUEEN

The movie tells the story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994. During five years she was prosecuted by the Indian police and turned into a legend (like a modern Robin Hood) by the Indian press. Although the press tended to make her the optimal hero with blue eyes, dark hair, being tall and beautiful she was in reality an average Indian which makes it hard for the movie to fulfill the expectations of the audience and tell the truth at the same time. Filmy, 9p.m .

JOHN RAMBO

Vietnam veteran John Rambo has survived many harrowing

ordeals in his lifetime and has since withdrawn into a simple and secluded existence in Thailand, where he spends his time capturing snakes for local entertainers, and chauffeuring locals in his old PT boat. Even though he is looking to avoid trouble, trouble has a way of finding him: a group of Christian human rights missionaries, led by Michael Burnett and Sarah Miller, approach Rambo with the desire to rent his boat to travel up the river to Burma. For over fifty years, Burma has been a war zone. Pi x, 9 p.m .

VIJAYPATH

The family of Justice Saxena is extremely happy until his

younger brother Inspector Rajesh Saxena (Suresh Oberoi) arrests a notorious gangster, Bhawani Singh. Justice Saxena sen-

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he was sent to jail for committing a crime in the jailers house.

But was it really his folly? He is released from jail in his youth and longs to get back to his foster family. But they refuse to take him back into the family. The story proceeds by showing how he is a good-doer but his ways are not accepted by the society because he resorts to muscle power to get his work done. The movie depicts his fight to be accepted back by his folks. Max , 9 p.m .

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A Separation, Zee Studio, 8 p.m.

tences Bhawani Singh to death. Bhawani Singh’s brother, Dilawar Singh, vows to avenge his brother and he kills the judge as well as his driver Shanker. Dilawar Singh also tries to kill their sons. Driver Shanker’s son, Karan loses his eyesight while saving Justice Saxena’s son Babloo. Justice Saxena’s wife, the two children and Rajesh Saxena leave the city. Star Gold, 8 p.m.

GHATAK

Unable to witness the injustice and brutality inflict on the res-

idents by a tyrannical gangster, Katya, in a small Indian village in India; Kashinath alias Kashi decides to single-handily take a stand to fight for his and the villagers rights. What follows is a series of violence and unlawful activities which not only endanger the life of those very villagers but also that of Kashi’s love ones.

B4U, 9 p.m.

COMANDO - A ONE MAN ARMY

Karan, a commando with 9 Para Commandos of the Indian

Army. During a routine helicopter training their helicopter crashes into the Chinese side. The lone survivor of the wreckage, he is captured by Chinese officials. As the crash happened on a river and wreckage of the chopper got washed away, Karan as well as his seniors are not able to convince the Chinese of his innocence. The Chinese feel they can use these circumstances to brand him as an Indian Spy and use this political leverage to embarrass the Indian Government and create an International fracus. Zee Cin em a, 8.30 p.m..

9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

P.M. 2.00 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 2.30 Doli Armaano Ki 3.00 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 3.30 Pavitra Rishta 4.00 Qubool Hai 4.30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 5.00 Jodha Akbar 5.30 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 6.00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 6.30 Pavitra Rishta 7.00 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 7.30 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 8.00 Jodha Akbar 8.30 Do dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 9.00 Pavitra Rishta.

9.30 Qubool Hai

7.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti 7.30 Firangi Bahu 8.00 Haunted Nights: Kaun Hai Who? 8.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 9.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti…

9.30 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati 10.00 Firangi Bahu 10.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 11.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi toh Beti Hee

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P.M. 2.00 Taarak Mehta..

2.30 F I R 3.00 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah 8.00 Baal Veer 8.30 Taarak

DISCOVERY

P.M. 2.00 Secrets of….

3.00 Food Factory 4.00 Stephen Hawking Special 5.00 Magic of Science 5.30 How Do They Do It? 6.00 North America 7.00 Swords 8.00 Food Factory 9.00 You Have Been Warned 10.00 Gold Rush 11.00 A Haunting

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Arrow Castle Suburgatory Two and A Half Men Boston Legal Castle Koffee with Karan Suburgatory The Ftont Row with Anupama Chopra Boston Legal The Crazy Ones Rising Hope Castle

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P.M. 2.00 The Secret Life of the American Teenager 3.00 House of Cards 4.00 Crazy Hidden Camera 4.30 Just for Laughs 6.00 The Secret Life of the American Teenager 7.00 House of Cards 8.00 America Funniest Home 8.30 Family Tools 9.00 Being Erica 10.00 The Secret Life of the American Teenager 11.00 House of Cards

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P.M. 2.00 Britain’s Next Top Model 3.00 NCIS 4.00 Maximum Exposure 5.00 The X Factor USA 6.00 90210 7.00 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 7.30 Maximum Exposure 8.00 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 8.30 Rules of Engagement 9.00 Chaos 10.00 Life Unexpected 11.00 NCIS P.M. 1.00 4.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 11.00

ZEE TV

LISTING

SONY TV

Dhoom: Film Dhoom 2: Film Main Naa Boolungi Ek Nayi Pehnchaan Nandini Jee Le Zara CID Crime Patrol: Dastak

The Ftont Row with..., Star World, 8.30 p.m.

10.00 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 10.30 Doli Armaano Ki 11.00 Jodha Akbar P.M. 2.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00

LIFE OK

Savadhan India.

Tumhari Paakhi Gustakh Dil Devo Ke Dev Mahadev Ek Boond Ishq The Adventure of Hatim Tumhari Paakhi Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai-Ajab Sa Risk Hai 10.30 Savdhaan India P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 7.00

7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

COLORS

Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Rangrasiya Beintehaa Madhubala Sanskaar Dharohar Apnon Ki Bani – Ishq da Kalma Comedy Night with Kapil Sanskaar: Dharohar Apnon Ki Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Madhubala Beintehaa Rangrasiya Uttaran Bani – Ishq da Kalma Balika Vadhu

SAHARA ONE

P.M 2.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti Hee Hai 2.30 Firangi Bahu 3.00 Shriman Shrimati: Film.

Sanjeev Kumar 6.00 Rishton Ke Bhanwar Mein Jljhi Niyati 6.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali

DOORDARSHAN

DDI (Main Channel)

P.M. 12.55 Asia Cup 2014 – 2nd ODI India vs Sri Lanka Fourth Umpire-live 1.30 2nd ODI In dia vs Sri Lanka : 1st Session live from Fatuallah (Dhaka) 5.00 2nd ODI India vs Sri Lanka : Fourth Umpire live 5.45 2nd ODI India vs Sri Lanka : 2nd Session live from Fatuallah 10.00 OM G OH MY GOD: Film.

Akshay Kumar, Paresh Ralwal

DDII (Metro Channel)

Niyati, Sahara One, 9.30 p.m.

9.00 Chidiya Ghar 9.30 Jeannie Aur Juhu 10.00 Lapataganj-ek Baar Phir 10.30 FIR 11.00 Taarak Mehta

ZEE MARATHI

P.M. 2.00 Tu Tithe Mee 2.30 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta 3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 3.30 Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi 4.00 Pakke Shejari 5.00 Tu Thithe Mee 5.30 Honar Soon Me Hya Gharachi 6.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat 6.30 Home Minister 7.00 Tu Tithe Mee 7.30 Radha Hi Bawri 8.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 8.30 Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi 9.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta 9.30 Asmita 10.00 Pakke Shejari 10.30 Julun Yeti Reshimgathi 11.00 Honar Soon Mee Hya Gharachi

ANIMAL PLANET

P.M. 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 5.00 6.00

7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

8.15 8.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

Be The Creature Fit for the Wild The Web of Life Wildest Latin America Wild Tales AP Safari: Aliens of the Deep Sea Animal Strategies Wild Planet Be The Creature Fit for the Wild The Web of Life River Monsters

Samachar News Night Aamne Samne Raat Saddhe Dus Khel Samachar

P.M. 2.00 Samachar.

2.30 News 3.00 Sports News 3.30 News 4.00 Samachar 4.30 The News 5.00 Samachar 5.30 Rajyon Se Samachar 6.05 Metro Scan 6.30 Business Wrap.

7.00 Samachar 7.30 News 8.00 News Night Asia Cup 2014, DDI, 12.55 p.m.

8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

with Morgan Freeman How It’s Made How Tech Works Future Weapons The Gadget Show

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.30 6.30 7.00 8.00 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

Modern Marvels Ancient Aliens American Daredevils Cosentino Axmen Pawn Stars Counting Cars Modern Marvels Big History Shipping Wars Pawn Stars Counting Cars Ancient Aliens

HISTORY CHANNEL

NAT. GEOGRAPHIC

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

Brain Games Sunset Bollywood Super Cars Week Inside Brain Games Super Cars Week Big Cats Inside Breakout Inside: IPL

P.M. 1.20 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

Asia Cup 2014 Cricket Extra T20 Trumphs Jai Ho Star Power

MOVIE CHANNELS

P.M. 12.30 3.30 5.30 9.00 11.30 A.M. 8.30 10.30 P.M. 12.20 2.45 5.05 7.10 9.00

P.M. 1.00 3.10 5.25 8.00 10.30 A.M. 8.00 10.00 P.M. 1.35 4.00 6.00 9.00 10.57

TEN CRICKET

Green Zone Brave

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ZEE STUDIO

The Frighteners Goal II: Living The Dream The Express A Separation Duets Poirot A Separation

2.00 Baalak Palak: Subodh Bhave 4.30 Halad Tujhi Kunku Majhe: Milind Gunaji 7.00 Dhoomdhaaka: Mahesh Kothare 9.30 Maharashtracha Fav Kon 2013

CARTOON NETWOR

P.M. 1.00 7.30 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00 A.M. 9.00

Oggy Friday Fun Roll No 21 Tom and Jerry Tales Ben 10 Alien Force Johnny Test Tom and Jerry Show

Tom and Jerry Blast of to Mars 10.30 R21 and the Quest for Swarnamani

POGO

P.M. 1.00 Chhota Bheem Marathon 3.30 Mera Bheem Special 7.00 Dholakpur Ka Bodyguard Special 8.30 Chhota Bheem 9.00 Mr Bean 9.30 Chatur Chetan 10.00 Takeshi’s Castle 11.00 MAD A.M.

PIX

After Earth Mean Girls Skyfall John Rambo The Hobbit: A Unexpected Journey

A.M. 6.45 The Hobbit 10.15 Agent Cody Banks

P.M. 1.25 4.55 8.00 10.40 A.M. 9.25 11.55 P.M. 1.00 5.30 9.00 A.M. 7.30 11.00

STAR GOLD

Dil Hai Tumhaara Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Vijaypath Surya Jalta Nahi Jalta Hai

MAX

Khoon Bhari Maang XXX: State of the Union Aur Ek Ilzaam Narsimha Main Hoon Vinashak

ZEE CINEMA

CVO

P.M. 2.00 Maa Ka Chamatkar: Jaya Prada 5.30 Yaadgaar: Sanjeev Kumar 9.00 Kalaakaar: Kunaal Goswami A..M. 9.30 Heera Lal Panna Lal: Mithun P.M. 12.00 3.00 6.00 9.00 A.M. 9.00

FILMY

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B4U

P.M. 12.00 Swarg Se Sunder: Jeetendra 4.00 Kalyug Ka Paday: Vishnuvardhan 7.00 Ek Se Bure Do: Arshad Warsi 9.00 Ghatak: Sunny Deol A.M 8.00 Prem Shakti: Govinda

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P.M.

John Rambo, Pix, 9 p.m.

Maa Tujhhe Salaam Ghar Ho To Aisa

P.M. 2.15 Salaakhen: Sunny Deol 5.30 Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai: Anil Kapoor 8.30 Comando-A One Man Army: Vidyut Jamwal A.M 8.20 Heroine: Kareena Kapoor

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Jack Reacher Kill Bill Vol 2 Mirror Mirror Aeon Flux Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 11.20 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life A.M. 8.08 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 10.12 Mirror Mirror

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Ghatak, B4U, 9 p.m.

8.00 Chhota Bheem in Khazana No 1 11.30 Chhota Bheem Aur Maakhanchor P.M. 2.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.30 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 A.M. 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

DISNEY CHANNEL Doraemon Phineas and Ferb Gravity Falls Art Attack Doraemon Gravity Falls Phineas and Ferb Vicky Aur Veetal Ishaan Best of Luck Nikki Slokk Best of Luck Nikki Slokk Doraemon Art Attack III DJ-Sofia The First Doraemon MWOD

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TOP VIEW It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you’ll drift in that direction.

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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS LKP calls a ‘Buy’ on Rolta CMP: `76 Target `110

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NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Friday (February 28, 2014) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty rose moderately on Wednesday (February 26, 2014) a net 38.75 points (0.62%) and closed at the 6238 point level. The market opened up with a gap at the 6202 points level and that level itself was the low of the session.

It then rose steadily throughout the session and registered the day’s high at the 6245 points level at 3.19 p.m. The index then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty remained above its previous close throughout the session and moved in a range of 44 points. Sentiment was bullish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 33 were gainers, while 17 were losers. Buying was seen in FMCG, capital goods, auto, healthcare, power, banking, consumer durables, oil & gas IT and technology stocks, while substantial selling was seen in metal and realty stocks.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) increased 26.15%. This change is substantial and indicates a wide participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 688 were gainers, 739 were losers and 82 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator is in the over-bought zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is above the slow D line (positive if it continues).

RSI Indicator: The RSI rose and crossed above the 60 level and s now rising (positive if it continues).

MACD Indicator: The MACD rose above zero and is rising (positive if it continues). It is above its 9-day Average (positive).

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the –DI line and both lines are diverging (positive if it continues). The ADX is falling while the Market Index is rising, which indicates that the present up trend is decreasing in strength.

Suppor t Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 5958 points level.The next support is at the 5877 points level.

Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 6372 points level. The next resistance is at the 6424 points level.

Pivot Point Analysis: For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels are calculated according to the pivot point theory and are: Pivot point = 6229 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 6212.

Support (2) = 6185.

Resistance (1) = 6256.

Resistance (2) = 6273.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY:

On Japanese c andlestic k patterns the index af ter having for med a doji pattern (indicating indecisiveness amongst investors) has formed a long w hite body candle on substantially higher volumes.

This is positive and indicates that the bias has shif ted towards the buy side of the market.

Fur ther, the index is above its 5, 15, 25 and 200 days moving averages, while the 5, 15 and 200 days moving aver ages are rising. Moreover, the velocity parameters too indicate strength. All these indicate a positive bias and the possibility of a fur ther upmove unfo lding. Investors are advised to hold long positions.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 6174) Positive.

Is above its 15-day average (at 6104) Positive.

Is above its 25-day average (at 6110) Positive.

Is above its 200-day average (at 5985) Positive.

Overa ll Market Strength/Weaknes s: The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating a strong market with a positive bias.

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Game Plan to invest in IPs and Solutions: In 2008, the company realized that continuing with its services’ focused strategy would lead to margin erosion, as the lower end of the bread and butter services like (1) based mapping and image processing and (2) GIS data and system integration work were getting increasingly commoditized. In order to ensure that, the company did not slip on the margin front, the management took the decision to embark on an IP led model to serve segments like (1) business data overlay, (2) business intelligence functionality, (3) advanced analytics and decision support and (4) technical support and maintenance.

Traction in overseas business gaining impetus 1. Over the past 15 months ROLTA has doubled its overseas revenues in USD terms from USD35mn/quarter to USD68mn/quarter, through a combination of mining its existing clients and new client wins through acquisitions. This has been achieved despite the quarterly run rate of domestic revenues slipping from 2.7bn/quarter in 1QFY13 to 2bn/quarter in 1QFY14, as the order flows and issuance of work orders from the Government has been muted. 2. As the strategy and focus of the company is to grow the overseas revenues faster in the current environment, the flow of EITS orders has been relatively faster as compared to EGES over the past few quarters. Though the EGES revenue growth on a sequential growth remained sluggish, EBITDA margins were good. Whereas the EITS revenue growth was robust, EBITDA margins continued to witness compression. EITS accounts for close to 70% of revenues while EGES accounts for about 30% of revenues. Our view is that ROLTA would witness a compression in its EBIDTA margins on a consolidated basis as it migrates towards more non-GOI orders from GOI orders and over the next 3 to 4 years the company should have a sustainable 35% - 36% EBIDTA margins from the current annual margins of ~40%.

Our hypothesis is that the company despite having a debt of Rs35bn has been posting positive operating free cash since several years except for FY’13 which witnessed the massive cleanup exercise. We now expect the company to start paying higher taxes from the next fiscal onwards as depreciation benefits expire and the company has now adopted the financial year ending March as per the Companies Act 2013. Promoters have hiked their holding in the company from ~40% to 50% during the last 3 years through the creeping acquisition route in line with SEBI guidelines. We believe that with a 4% dividend yield, ROLTA is an interesting bet in the defense space and investors with a horizon of one-year can accumulate the stock on declines for a price objective of Rs110.

HDFC Securities calls a ‘Buy’ on Entertainment Network CMP: `373 Target `446

Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL), a subsidiary of Times Infotainment Media Limited (TIML), the holding company promoted

by Bennett, Coleman & Company Limited (BCCL)- the flagship company of the Times of India Group, was incorporated in 1999. Enil Operates in the radio broadcasting segment, out-of-home media segment and experiential marketing segment.

Investment Rationale: Radio Mirchi is the only FM station to have consistently reported Operating and Net Profit for the last seven years.

Elections likely to be beneficial to ENIL. Radio business to benefit from reduced airtime for TV channels. Growth in number of advertisers.

Phase III of FM radio licensing promises further growth opportunities.

Strong brand image and International foray. Phase III could make the industry more conductive to M&A and Radio Mirchi can be a serious hunter.

Risks and Concerns: Macroeconomic risks. Risks related to talent retention. Regulatory Risks. Increasing competition.

Conclusion & Recommendation: ENIL being the No.1 player in the Indian radio industry and it recently entered the International market with its launch in UAE, with in its first year of operations it was voted the best, all this suggests how strong the brand Radio Mirchi is. The phase III of FM auctions are likely to open up strong growth opportunities for the sector in the future. ENIL has a strong balance sheet, debt free status and cash on books enabling it to go in for strategic M&A to expand its footprint. At the current market price of Rs.365.05 the stock is trading at 16.3x FY15E EPS. Investors could buy the stock at CMP and add on dips between Rs.312-Rs.323 band (14x-14.5xFY15E EPS) for sequential targets of Rs.413 and Rs.446 (18.5x and 20xFY15E EPS).

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SEZ Developers Seek More Time To Complete Projects

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India huge opportunity for eBay;leads $133mn Snapdeal investment Sebi imposes Rs 5 lakh fine on Serene Industries and Rs 20 lakh fine on BTL Holding Company HUDCO plans to raise Rs 286 cr via tax free bonds Sundaram Infotech bags big contract from IFMR Capital TN to get first supercritical power station at Rs 4,956 crore.

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ver 50 developers of special economic zones (SEZ), including Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Vedanta Aluminium and Tata Consultancy Services, have asked for more time from the government to implement their projects.

The requests will be considered by the Board of Approval (BoA), headed

by Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher, on March 10.Other developers that have sought additional time include Alstom Bharat Forge Power, Sesa Sterlite Ltd and Cognizant Technology Solutions. Vedanta Aluminium has asked for extension of the validity of the approval granted by the board for setting up an SEZ in Odisha beyond May 22.

"The developer has requested for further extension by one more year.

Development Commissioner (DC) has recommended the proposal for extension for one year, considering the advanced status of the project and steps taken by the developer," according to the agenda of the BoA. The approval given to Dr Reddy's

Sanjeeb Chaudhuri Is Standard Chartered's CMO

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tandard Chartered has appointed Sanjeeb Chaudhuri to the newly created role of Group Head of Brand and Chief Marketing Officer. This appointment is effective1 April 2014. In his new role, Sanjeeb will oversee all brand and marketing teams across the Group, and take overall responsibility for developing a singular, cohesive brand strategy. This will underline Standard Chartered’s recently announced re-organisation, in which the Wholesale and Consumer Banking businesses will integrate. As part of this, he will also spearhead a significant drive towards optimising Standard Chartered’s brand recognition across digital and mobile channels, enabling the bank to better cater for customers who are increasingly living online. Sanjeeb will play a key role in helping to deepen understanding of ‘Here for good’, which remains the cornerstone of the bank's brand proposition.

Laboratories ended on February 26 and it "has requested for further extension so as to implement the project."The company is setting up a pharma SEZ in Andhra Pradesh and has invested Rs 150 crore on infrastructure facilities in the project, it said. Tata Consultancy Services has sought extension of its Letter of Permission beyond April 23.

According to an industry expert, besides the global slowdown, uncertainty over tax exemptions to new SEZs has led to declining interest in such projects. Investors are apprehensive about the proposed

Direct Taxes Code (DTC).

According to the revised DTC draft, which will replace the Income Tax Act of 1961, tax exemptions for SEZs will be confined to existing units.

SEZs have emerged as a major route for attracting investment and increasing exports. The government has also announced an incentive package to revive investor sentiment. So far, 577 SEZs have been formally approved, of which 173 are in operation.SEZs contributed over 25 % to the country's exports. Overseas shipments from these zones stood at Rs 5.56 lakh crore in 2012-13.

Manappuram Has Upside From Current Levels

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RISIL Research has assigned a CRISIL IER fundamental grade of 3/ to Manappuram Finance Ltd. The grade indicates that the company’s fundamentals are `good’ relative to other listed equity securities in India. Our fair value of the stock is Rs 28 per share. At the current market price of Rs 23 per share, our valuation grade is 4/5 indicating that the market price has upside from the current levels.

The assigned fundamental grade reflects that Manappuram Finance, the second-largest non-banking financial company (NBFC) providing loans against gold in terms of AUM, has been in consolidation mode since the regulatory changes started in 2012. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been tightening operational norms of lending against gold, viz. introduction of loan to value (LTV) cap, limit of cash transaction and auction process.

The latest regulations released by the RBI in January 2014, mandating 75% LTV cap, improve the competitive positioning of gold loan NBFCs against banks and unorganised players (compared to the tighter 60% LTV cap guideline issued by the RBI in September 2013). Despite aggressive competition from banks, NBFCs score over them on quick disbursement of loans and customer convenience.

Given the abundance of privately-held gold in India, regulatory clarity, established systems and Manappuram Finance’s wide reach, CRISIL Research is positive about the company’s business prospects.

The company is adequately capitalised with capital adequacy ratio of 22.7%, including tier I capital of 20.6% in FY13. Its capital adequacy ratio is much higher than the regulatory requirement of 15%. It is also well placed to comply with the mandated tier I capital guideline of 12% (up from 10%) applicable to all NBFCs, having >50% AUM in gold loans, by March 2014.

The grade is moderated by the company’s dependence on a single line of business and regional concentration; South India contributed 72% to its AUM as on Q3FY14. The diversification to other secured

forms of lending should lower the dependence on one business but we expect the new segments to take time to gain traction.

However, the company is also exposed to the risk of a sharp fall in gold prices in the short term. Further, the removal of import duty (10%) can lead to a correction in gold prices to import parity levels.

As regards the financial outlook; CRISIL Research expects AUM growth to normalise at a three-year CAGR of 5% to 114 bn in FY16. Cost-toincome ratio is expected to improve to 59% in FY16 from 64% in FY13 due to sweating of assets and rationalisation of costs. About 8% of loans with above 75% LTV ratios remain outstanding, shortfall has been provided for. Credit cost as a percentage of AUM is likely to improve to 0.1% in FY16 from 0.7% in FY13. PAT is estimated to increase at a three-year CAGR of 23% of 3.9 bn in FY16. Gross NPAs are estimated to improve to 0.5% in FY16 from 1.2% in FY13. Improvement in asset quality would also be supported by the company’s collection process, which has been beefed up to mitigate the risk of higher NPAs.

BUSINESS BRIEFS Govt Set To Approve 10% DA Hike

The Union Cabinet is set to approve a proposal hiking dearness allowance (DA) to 100 % from existing 90 % in its meeting scheduled today, media reports said, a move that would benefit 50 lakh Central government employees and 30 lakh pensioners. The decision comes ahead of the imposition of the model code of conduct by the Election Commission, which will come into force with the announcement of the schedule for the forthcoming general elections expected in a few days.It would be the second double digit DA hike after the 10 % hike in September last year, effective from July 1, 2013. If approved, DA and dearness relief (DR) will be 100 % of the basic pay. The increase would be effective from January 1, 2014 and will be included in the March salary.

EGoM To Decide On IOC Share Sale Price Today

A panel of ministers headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram will decide today the price at which Indian Oil shares will be sold to ONGC and Oil India.The government had offered a 10 % shareholding in IOC to ONGC and OIL at a discount of about 10 per cent to the current price."The EGoM on IOC disinvestment will meet tomorrow to decide on price of sale to ONGC and OIL," an official said. Earlier this week, the board of state-owned Oil India Ltd (OIL) approved the acquisition of a 5 per cent stake in Indian Oil Corp (IOC) from the government at a discount to the market price. At a 10% discount to the current price, the government's sale of 24.27 crore shares (or a 10% stake) in IOC would fetch over Rs 5,400 crore.

Mutual Funds Garner `1.6 Lakh Cr In Apr-Jan

Investors have pumped in more than Rs 1.6 lakh crore in various mutual fund schemes in the first ten months of the ongoing financial year, more than double the amount infused by them in entire 2012-13 fiscal. According to industry experts, fund mobilization in mutual fund schemes is expected to further grow as regulator Sebi has recently cleared its first ever long-term policy for the industry, proposing a number of tax benefits and measures for growth of this business. The policy is aimed at channelizing household savings into equities and mutual funds.As per the latest data available with Sebi, there was a net inflow of Rs 1,59,631 crore during the 2013-14 fiscal (April-January) as against over Rs 76,000 crore in the preceding fiscal.Prior to that, a net amount of more than Rs 22,000 crore and over Rs 49,000 crore moved out of the mutual funds' kitty during 2011-12 and 2010-11, respectively.

Mafatlal's Mega Fabric Exhibition

Mafatlal Industries is organising an exhibition cum booking conference on March 4th& 5th, 2014 at Nadiad, Gujarat where all the textile products including the new range of El Romano, Shirtings,Trendz garments, RTS range,Rubia, Linen, Suitings, Denim, School & Corporate uniform fabrics and the summer collection of bed & bath linen will be on display. Leading retailers, dealers, agents, garmenters, cutters of School & Corporate uniforms and Mafatlal Family Shops from all over India have been invited to interact with the marketing and production team and also visit the units where the latest textile machinery have been installed. This is the first time in the history of Mafatlal Industries Limited that a conference of this magnitude has been organised in Nadiad where over 600 participants will attend. — Business Desk with inputs from PTI

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Music maestro Ravindra Jain’s celebrates his birthday on February 28. In a career spanning more than four decades, Jain has given innumerable hits like ‘Geet Gaata Chal’, ‘Ankhiyon Ke Jharokon Se’, ‘Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Man Bhaye’, ‘Faqira’, ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’, ‘Chor Machaye Shor’ and others. More than his laurels however, Jain was known for his will power, which never allowed him to let his handicap of being born blind affect his work. Rajesh V. Gaur and Suneel V. Gaur interviewed him recently. This is what he had to say: Are there any special memories of the chart topper “Le Jaayenge Le jaayenge …”?

Sippy saab, the producer, told me to make a duet for the film. I made so many tunes, but they were constantly rejected. Finally, I was tired and told Sippy saab that this was my final tune and if he didn’t like it, I would leave the film. When I sang the tune with the dummy lyrics, he immediately said, “This is what we are looking for” and till today, marriage bands play the song.

What are your memories of Kishore-da?

Kishore-da was a god gifted singer, a genius, a modern day Baiju Bawra.

People may say he was eccentric, but he was very serious about his work and quickly grasped the mood of a song situation. He kept the atmosphere light and everyone happy with his jokes and pranks.

What was your experience of working with Raj Kapoor?

Raj-ji had a great sense of music. He told me that he wanted to use ‘Ram What are your views on Lataji?

Teri Ganga Maili’ as the title for his There is no replacement for Lataji. film, but I was worried that after Her voice has a pure, pious quality making a film like ‘Jis Desh Mein which is best suited for classical Ganga Behti Hai’, how could he say melodious songs. Unfortunately, that the Ganga was ‘maili’. So I told her relations with me always re- him, ‘Ram teri ganga maili ho gayi, mained strained. Perhaps she felt paapiyon ke paap dhote dhote’! that I was promoting newcomers He was so happy that he hugged like Hemlata and Arati Mukherjee at me. He would always say, ‘In you I her expense. have found Shankar-Jaikishan and Shailendra together!’

How has your association with Rajashri Productions been?

How have you coped with your From ‘Saudagar’ to ‘Vivah’, I have visual disability? Did it hamper done 20 films with Rajshri Films, and your work in the film industry?

I share a good rapport with the Bar- In the industry, I did not face any jatyas. They are like family to me. problems because of my blind-

Farhan made me laugh: Vidya “W

ITH his straight-faced jokes, Farhan Akhtar found an easy bakra (scapegoat) in me,” says Vidya Balan, his co-star in the upcoming film ‘Shaadi Ke Side Effects’. “I love to laugh and Farhan loves to make people laugh so the ‘funda’ was very clear. I enjoyed his sense of humour. He has a very sharp mind. I have seen the film and I am glad that we got together for this one where the comedy is very true to real life,” Vidya told PTI in an interview.

Having been a fan of Farhan’s earlier films like ‘Luck By Chance’ and ‘Zindagi Milegi Naa Dobaara’, Vidya says they were wellmatched in the Saket Chaudhary-directed comedy, a genre which is relatively new for both the actors.

“Farhan is one of those actors who is subtle even in comedy. It is effortless and yet it makes you laugh. He is supremely talented in a multidimensional way. Acting is about reacting. This film would have suffered if any of us was out of tune but we were well-matched in it. We were completely tuned into each other which is great as an actor. We complimented each other,” she says.

The 36-year-old actress, who got married to UTV CEO Siddharth Roy Kapur in 2012, signed up the film a few months after the marriage, but does not believe that her marriage has influenced the character she is playing in the film. The film, a sequel to Saket’s 2006 film ‘Pyaar Ke Side Effects’, is slated to release on February 28.

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Purab Kohli – who has starred in several films and commercials– will again be seen in a different role in the upcoming film ‘Shaadi Ke Side Effects’. Even though his role in the film is brief, Purab’s performance will surely have a lasting impact on everyone . Sandeep Hattangadi spoke to him about his latest venture.

’ e i h c e t l o o c ‘ e Purab th What is your character all about?

My character is a cool techie called Shekhar. This is different from the kind of roles I have done previously.

ness, but have obviously faced difficulties on a personal level. I have always tried to count my blessings and not focus on my handicap. My motto is to never give up, irrespectuve of the hardships. Life is like a song which has to be sung. It actually reminds me of my own song, “Geet Gaata Chal Oh Saathi Gungunata Chal...”

How did you get this role?

I’m glad Pritish Nandy Communications and director Saket Chaudhary thought of me for this role.

Also, an opportunity to work with Farhan Akhtar after ‘Rock On’ is always exciting, especially when there is comedy involved.

Do you have any screen time with Vidya Balan?

I spend more screen time with Vidya, who is not only a talented

actor, but also such a beautiful and strong woman.

What was it like working with Saket Choudhary?

Working with Saket was lovely. It’s always easy for an actor when you work with a director who clearly knows what he wants. As for the film, judging from the script and the promos, I’m sure it’s going to do well.

What is the film all about?

The film is about a young couple that experiences comic events after their marriage.

What was it like working on the film?

It was great to work with Ram Kapoor, Gautami Kapoor, Vir Das and the others.

Mama Shakuni turns lyricist

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OTED senior actor Gufi Paintal – who became immensely popular as the scheming legendary ‘Mama Shakuni’ character with the ominous limp in the iconic telly epic show ‘Mahabharat’, and has also acted in various TV serials and Bollywood movies thereafter – is now exploring one of his hidden talents. The exuberant Gufi, who was honoured at the annual Hum Log Shivraatri Awards convened by Mohan Mirchandani at the Radio Club, has discreetly turned lyricist. When Paintal announced this on the stage at the Awards event, the audiences gazed at him with disbelief. To prove his point, as a live-demo, he read out a couple of song lyrics penned by him for the upcoming youthful rom-com

Hindi movie ‘Big Flirters’ written and directed by Arhan Akhtar (not to be confused with Farhan Akhtar), for which the music will be scored by Sajid-Wajid and will feature beauty pageant winners, including Afroze Khan, claims the director.

Sarah-Jane Dias to turn singer

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ARAH-JANE DIAS, who will be seen this year in films like ‘O Teri’, ‘Happy New Year’ and ‘Angry Indian Goddesses’, is taking Western singing lessons for a reason.

Sources close to the actress suggest that she will be lending her voice for a few tracks in her untitled upcoming film.

When contacted, Sarah confirmed about the vocal training but refused to give any information about the film or its title. Sources also confirm that she has been taking vigorous training in both singing and contemporary dance for almost a month and was recently spotted at Ashley Lobo’s dance school.

One of the catchy songs which goes ‘Charcha Hi Charcha’, has the word ‘charcha’ repeated several times. Talking about this, Gufi says, “It was a huge challenge for me to write lyrics for today’s fast-forward youth. Maybe chatpataa songs like these will make me the topic of ‘charchaa’.”

Currently, the actor is wrapping up his directorial venture of Chattisgarhi movie ‘Maathari’ (mother) in which he has also acted. “In this movie, all the seven songs have been written by me,” says the actor, who has also been shooting for a Rajshri project, which is being touted as a thriller produced by Kavita Barjatya and titled ‘Samrat & Co.’ It has Rajeev Khandelwal as the ingenious detective and Gufi plays the role of the family lawyer.

THE TRUTH IS NOT ENOUGH

25 BOLLYWOOD Shah Rukh replaces Hrithik in Shuddhi

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T a gathering of film people a while ago, where the portrayal of women was being discussed, the issue of sexual exploitation—flippantly termed the casting couch—came up, and the overriding opinion was that it is a matter between two people, and if the woman is willing to submit for real or promised gains, no law can be invoked.

For years, the exploitation of women was an open secret, and multiplied far beyond its actual occurrence through the grapevine, which is never an accurate indicator of what goes on in the industry.

However, as it happens in the film industry and outside, women are reluctant to complain about harassment or worse, rape, because of the trauma that inevitably follows when their life is thrown open to scrutiny by just about anyone. The man rarely suffers.

The woman has to prove that she is of good character and did not lead the man on, while

voice heard, it is also important that the woman not take the support of the few sympathetic people for granted and make wild accusations or statements that would not sound convincing on paper, leave aside a court of law. A trial by media can get 15 minutes of fame, or a weak and ultimately futile kind of revenge.

To begin with, the story should sound convincing.

It hasn’t happened so far, he has no such pressure by a cloud of doubt. If a that a woman with the brought upon him. celebrity media man is ac- courage and conviction to Now, a few women are cused, it must be political put her career ambition on speaking up, but their testi- vendetta; if a film personality the lines has seen her tormony is always accompanied is accused, it must be black- mentor punished. If she mail. If the woman who wins a moral battle, then speaks out is not well known the court battle is an add enough she must be after on. However, even in cheap publicity. Whenever it today’s changed climate has happened in the past, that where there is growing a girl has accused a film indus- intolerance for crimes against try man of sexual harassment, women, the case against the her career has ended, and not harasser needs to be watera dent on the reputation of the tight. Because every such vicman; in fact the industry tory would mean solace to all closes ranks rather quickly the silent sufferers, but every and evicts the ‘troublemaker.’ defeat makes it even more difAnd because it is so tough ficult for other brave women Deepa Gahlot for the woman to have her to protest.

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HARMA Production had to suffer a major setback when Hrithik Roshan opted out of 'Shuddhi' because of his health problems. Karan Johar, the boss man at Dharma Production was trying to get either Aamir Khan or Shah Rukh Khan in his place and the final choice will be made in the next few days, and according to reliable sources Shah Rukh Khan has already been signed for the film.

Our source further goes to say that Deepika Padukone is going to be the leading lady of the movie, it looks like Karan too wants to further better the on-screen chemistry of SRK and Deepika. The film will start shooting as soon as dates are finalised and the release is planned for Christmas of 2015.

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RIYANKA CHOPRA is all set to give the biker dudes of Mumbai a run for their money. PeeCee is splurging these days and how. After buying a Rolls Royce, the former beauty queen has now bought a hot pink Harley Davidson for herself. Reportedly, the Na-

tional Award-winning actress now plans to arrive at her shoot on her swanky new bike. Chopra is presently getting trained for her role in her upcoming film 'Mary Kom'.

With this new addition to her garage, the 'junglee billi' has now transformed in to a 'Pink Panther'.

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OR the first time ever in her career, Sonakshi Sinha has two more leading ladies for company. The film in question is 'Action Jackson' and the girls other than Sonakshi are Yaami Gautam and Manasvi Mamgai. However if one thought that the 'Dabangg' girl was fretting too much about all the inhouse competition, it is far from true. "The truth is that Sonakshi doesn't have too many scenes together with either Yaami or Manasvi," informs our source. For someone who is used to playing solo leads in each of her nine released films so far, right from 'Dabangg' to 'R... Rajkumar', this one could well have seemed like some shift of sorts.

“Naah, that's hardly the case," the source adds, "Also, this is Prabhudheva's third film with the actress after 'Rowdy Rathore' and 'R...

Rajkumar'. He has made sure that her character is quite prominent."

Of course there is good part reserved for Yaami and

Manasvi as well which is the very reason why they feature in the Ajay Devgn starrer which is produced

by Sunil Lulla and Gordhan Tanwani.

"All three female characters are very well etched and have their own space to play around. It all fits in well into the scheme of things," an insider from the film adds, ''You would realise how all three heroines are relevant to the core plot once the film releases.''

CTRESS Kangana Ranaut, who was earlier living with her parents at their home in Andheri, has now bought a new house for herself in Khar and she has shifted to her new abode yesterday. Kangana has been quoted saying that it took her almost a year to get the Occupation Certificate (and according to the rules, only after obtaining that she could have shifted in to her new house) and she is glad that the wait is finally over.

Kangy had chosen the auspicious occasion of Mahashivratri to move into her plush 4BHK apartment, which also has a terrace attached to it. Her new house has been done up by 'Queen’s director Vikas Bahl's wife Richa.

Reportedly, the actress has also picked up artifacts from Europe for her new den.

Ranaut is planning to throw a house-warming party in March.

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Payal Rohatgi engaged to partner Sangram Singh

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CTRESS Payal Rohatgi yesterday got engaged to her longtime partner Sangram Singh.

The 29-year-old modelactress took to Twitter to announce her engagement to her wrestler boyfriend, whom she met on the sets of a reality show 'Survivor India'.

"Today on this auspicious day of Mahashivratri I am engaged to my jaan Sangram Singh. Thank you Lord Shiva for your blessings always," Payal tweeted.

Payal Rohatgi

Rohit Shetty offers Ajaz Khan a role In ‘Singham 2’?

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F reports are to be believed then, Ajaz Khan, who shot to limelight with his antics in 'Bigg Boss 7', has been offered a meaty role by filmmaker Rohit Shetty in his upcoming film 'Singham 2'.

Both Ajaz and Rohit are presently in Cape Town shooting for 'Khatron Ke Khiladi' and while the former is a contestant in the show, Rohit is hosting it. Reportedly, Rohit has got so impressed with Khan's daredevilry and his sense of humour that he has offered him a role in the sequel to his superhit film 'Singham'.

A source has revealed that the director offered the role to Ajaz on an impulse and he also made the announcement on camera. 'Singham 2' will star Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor Khan in the lead roles.

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ENIGMA CODE 715

ACROSS: 1 Sissy to wallop dragon (5,4) 8 Agnostic? Goner, mixing in these groups ! (13) 11 As a rule, a downpour makes this noise! (5) 12 Have fifty per cent providing top advice in Mediterranean port (5) 13 It was in the middle (5) 16 Broadcast repeated egotist's obsession, as Jack accepts (3,3) 17 Ordered skate style (2-4) 18 Airborne without a trace of fear, reclining in plane (5) 19 It is in part of the eye causing its inflammation (6) 20 Toys assembled by Elizabeth, a seaside resident (6) 21 One's honoured in China's east (5) 24 31 days activity by footman (5) 26 Indian grub shedding chrysalis finally to emerge in independent state (5) 27 Comic strip hero hiding in private clan (6,7) 28 Licks blankets, spreading spit and cosmetics (9) DOWN: 2 King's daughter taking up time in the Fleet (5) 3 A female, perhaps, mentioned items for discussion (6) 4 They're in the jewel box with the rings, right inside (6) 5 Trust I put in pop, with no sign of hesitation (5) 6 Reading vehicle getting around (6,7) 7 A worker and I place tantalum between his and mine as a neutralising drug (13) 9 Beings massing or migrating (9) 10 Is it applied to the girl with the peaches complexion? (4,5) 13 Evade obligation like Owain

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Each colour in our code represents a letter.

When you have cracked the code you will be able to make up seven words.

The clue to first word is given to help you get started.

The Clue: Aide

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SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S ENIGMA CODE HEARTH, HATTER, HEARER, HEATER, RATHER, TETHER, THREAT

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Glyndwr? (5) Greek revolver at odds of 1-9? (5) Energy in can for a jungle hybrid (5) Big new rise for basket makers (6) African fighter to request a change

of air (6) 25 Capital tied up in Afghan oilfields (5) 26 If you risk inking within the circle you'll find a harmless lizard (5)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 8 Smew, 9 Reprimands, 10 Fell in, 11 Sweet pea, 12 Stood off, 14 Arrest, 16 Jews, 17 Silly, 18 Horn, 19 Hoof it, 21 Aqualung, 23 Floating, 26 Chilly, 27 Hazel hawke, 28 Gong.

DOWN: 1 Umberto Eco, 2 Swallows, 3 Gringo, 4 Opus, 5 Vicenary, 6 Pastor, 7 Edge, 13 Falla, 15 Strangling, 17 Sit tight, 18 Holdings, 20 Frayed, 22 Uncles, 24 Loan, 25 Gown.

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ACROSS: 1. El ____ , Texas 5. Albanian river 6. ____ del Rio, Cuba 7. Curses 8. Kind, in Paris 9. Borecole 10. Not worth _ __ cent (1,3)

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MATH PYRAMID 715 The goal of Math Pyramid is to fill the given pyramid with numbers such that the following three rules are satisfied.

1. A cell value must be sum or difference of the two cells below 2. A row cannot have duplicate numbers 3. A number cannot be less than 1 or more than the grid size

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DOWN: 1. Multicoloured 2. Wild buffalo 3. Bus and rail termini: abbr.

4. Boat need 6. Meet, converse 7. Dull pig?

8. Reggae-like music

HIDATO 715

The goal of Hidato is to fill the grid with consecutive numbers that connect horizontally, vertically, or diagonally from first to the last number in the grid. The first and last numbers of a puzzle and a some other numbers are already filled in.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

MATHDOKU 715

Place numbers into the puzzle cells in such a way that each row and column contains each of the digits from 1 up to the size of the puzzle (4,5 or 6). Like a Sudoku puzzle, no number is repeated in any row or column. Each bold-outlined group of cells contains a hint consisting of a number and one of the mathematical symbols + x - /. The number is the result of applying the mathematical operation represented by the symbol to the digits contained within the domain. The solution to each puzzle is arrived at logically and is unique.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

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JAGJIT UPPAL

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

B.C. JOHNNY HART

BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

PHANTOM LEE FALK

MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

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MOON : Moon in Capricorn till 10.52 a.m./Mercury direct TITHI : Amavasya from 4.50 p.m.

NAKSHATRA : Dhanishta RASHI : Makar (Capricorn) J.Kh. LUCKY COLOUR : Maroon LUCKY NUMBER : 5

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: You will do well at work and monetary gains are indicated.

Some of you can look forward to some unexpected gains. At home matters will be congenial. Household affairs will run smoothly. Those involved with artistic or creative work will be rewarded for their recent achievement. Creative activities will win wide recognition. Some of you may invest in a piece of land or in residential place. Personal life will run smoothly.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Healthy and long-lived. Will be tall, slim, in extreme cases stout. Very independent, intelligent and good at logic. A career in law or government services is best suited. Family life will be happy and contented. Should avoid putting trust in people.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Working on a potentially clever idea for a new business will give immediate returns. Cash in the present good phase without hesitation for it may not last long. You will be in the mood to tackle delicate issues with confidence and hope. Your way of presentation will carry the day. All else is fine but when it comes to love either you are too aggressive or not demonstrative enough. Find a happy medium else you could lose out on a good and romantic companion.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Work will not excite you today for you feel dull and lackluster. You should put your plans into action and take personal interest in concluding your task. Try to improve your relations with others for it is with the cooperation of associates you will succeed in your project.

You will have to change tactics if you want to win the attention of the new somebody who has mesmerized you of late.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You will have a beneficial day. You should push hard to get ahead with ideas and strategies with full confidence in your abilities. Your capacity to handle complex situations will put you in a commanding position at a meeting or social get-together. Too much attitude could create more problems for you in relationships. You need to relax and be more understanding.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Give in to your creative urges and look forward to good times ahead.

Your creations or ideas will get recognition leading to some prestigious Award or membership to a Committee. As an entrepreneur your ideas of restructuring and innovation will be highly rated.

Physically you will be feeling a lot more active than you have been.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Don’t give up a chance to turn an awkward situation into a profitable one. Be diplomatic with colleagues and try not giving your own views in front of others as you could send the wrong signals especially since you are delicately poised for progress. The success of youngsters will make you happy.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): A new project or potential enterprise is going to come your way that will entail overseas travel. You will be able to accomplish your task profitably. You will meet influential people who will benefit you in your career and work dealings. A change of residence is foreseen. Even though you are trying your best the harmony and peace that you seek in a relationship seem to be missing.

Wait awhile.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): Monetary gains from a sale transaction should be re-invested as soon as possible. Someone close could take advantage of your generosity.

Deal with the situation firmly else you could lose out financially and emotionally. Avoid arguments at all costs. Do not to give in to doubts or let others discourage you, even if you encounter a disappointing experience.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Your finances need attention. Follow up dues and payments you are not short of money but you have to plan better returns.

Your love for the family however should not result in a possessive feeling and a tendency to interfere and influence their personal decisions. If you are open you are sure to maintain a happy relationship and atmosphere at home.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): You are doing well for yourself and the prospects for work also improve. Invest profits back into infrastructure and also in your routine business. You are on to a good thing but don’t go overboard. Take one day at time and be practical. Comforts of home and family are gratifying. A few stolen moments in love ads spark to the dullness of your day.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): Schedule meetings for later in the day for good results where money and security is concerned. You will get some good news today. If employed, reorganization is likely.

Those involved in information technology are sure register substantial gains. Joint holdings will yield benefits. You may be feeling low and decide to withdraw into your shell. A loved one will be in touch and help you to bounce back to being yourself.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Multi tasking will not work today; you need all the help that you can get from others. Work in cooperation to achieve optimum results. Those of you who may have started something on the side to supplement your income may get into trouble as far as their routine job or work is concerned. What you imagine is love could turn out to be an infatuation. Do not seek or give a commitment right now in a relationship for there could be a deception.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): You have to create alternative source of income in order to sustain sudden expenses. An opportunity exists to try your hand at commission work. If the proposal requires travel, accept it. In fact through trading in commodities you may end up making more profits than in your routine work. Good developments around you make you focus on other areas of your life rather than love and romance. Your beloved will understand the need for you to follow your dreams.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4905 ACROSS: 1 Capital of Manipur (6) 5 A letter of Greek alphabet (3) 8 A circle of light around the head of a saint or angel (4) 9 "Ryan's Daughter" director (4) 10 Cheque writers? (6) 11 Males only allowed in such a gathering? (4,5) 13 A narrow opening or cut (4) 15 ___ Amin : ex-Ugandan despot? (3) 16 Rustic or undignified persons (slang usage) (5) 17 First __ __ ....: to begin with... (2,3) 20 __ Francisco : river of Brazil? (3) 22 Health-care pros (3) 23 Hinders, thwarts or foils (5) 24 "Star Trek" doctor (5) 26 Alphabet trio (3) 27 A large mouthed pitcher or jug (4) 28 Pictures or conceives of (9) 31 Coercion, compulsion (6) 32 "A lot" different as a singer? (4) 33 A Welsh boy's name (4) 34 Nothing, zero - similar to "nil"? (3) 35 English Civil War battle of 1645 (6)

DOWN: 1 Mischievous, elfish (6) 2 "P" in P.T. the exercises? (8) 3 Attitude-Heading Ref. Sys. (4) 4 Eternal or enduring, as in "a ___ relationship"? (7) 5 Welsh dog with foxlike mouth (5) 6 Rick's love in "Casablanca" (4) 7 Fireplace facings (7) 12 Paid notices in a newspaper, in short (3) 14 ___ after : resembled parent or ancestor in character, feature etc.? (4) 18 Cleaving tool (4) 19 In any place (8) 20 Angelic, pious and holy (7) 21 ___ __ his advice : did as he coun-

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SUDOKU 2091 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level:

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: H equals G

The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another.

selled? (5,2) 24 Chow mein enhancer (3) 25 Smart, elegant; wearing stylish clothes (6)

26 The base of a number system (5) 29 Sacred painting, mosaic, etc. in an orthodox church (4) 30 Chapter of the Koran (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Sock, 4 Nagpur, 8 Sir, 10 Amid, 13 Accident, 14 Pale as a, 15 Mumble, 17 Populates, 21 Jig, 22 Jus, 23 Gem, 26 Right away, 27 Anklet, 28 Applies, 32 Herrings, 34 Ends, 35 Osa, 36 Regina, 37 Asps.

DOWN: 1 Swap, 2 Ceil, 3 Dias, 5 Animus, 6 Pre, 7 Rotted, 9 Rca, 11 Manoj, 12 Debug, 15 Mesh, 16 Blew, 18 Pink, 19 Ajit, 20 Tug, 23 Gayle, 24 Mated, 25 Rather, 26 Resign, 28 Ago, 29 Psst, 30 Inks, 31 SSEs, 33 Rug.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1910 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

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V W I D A

F I Q , S B ' O B E W

I A F

O M P W B E S A H

V M B O

B E I B F I Q

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M Z

B S P W O

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J W Z M D W

W Y W D Q

V W I D A W F

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: You always pass failure on the way to success

Afternoon WORD MINE

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How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shown in today’s puzzle? In making a word, each letter may be used once only.

Each word must contain the letter at the top of the pyramid. There should be at least one nine letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names are not allowed.

Today’s ratings: 26 average; 29 good; 31 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: city, decoy, decry, deity, dicey, DIRECTORY, dirty, dryer, dyer, rectory, retry, terry, tidy, toyed, tyre, yeti, yore.

HEATHCLIFF

Yesterday’s

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Vincent admits not reporting bookie’s approach WELLINGTON: Former New Zealand international Lou Vincent confirmed that he failed to tell authorities when a bookmaker approached him about fixing a match in Bangladesh, but said that was the extent of any wrongdoing.

Vincent said he had pleaded guilty to breaching the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anticorruption code by not reporting the approach while playing in the scandal-tainted Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) last year. "I confirm I rejected this approach at the time. There is no allegation or suggestion that anything untoward occurred beyond the approach itself," Vincent said in a statement.

The 35-year-old, who played in 23 Tests and 102 one-day internationals for New Zealand, added: "I have no involvement in any of the matches, or matters

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involving the other parties which were the subject of recent hearings and investigation in Bangladesh."

A special tribunal in Bangladesh said on Wednesday that it expected to hand down punishments for Vincent and three other people implicated in the BPL scandal within two weeks.

New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White declined to speculate on what sanction he could face but said authorities took any infringement linked to corruption seriously. endgame with Bishops of opposite colour promised prospects for none.

Kishan Gangolli and Darpan Inani lead after Sacred Heart, Lawrence make final six rounds

Yudhajeet De competes against Shirish Patel during the round robin match of the National A Chess MUMBAI: Kishan Gangolli (KAR) and Darpan Inani (GUJ) are jointly lead with five points each after the completion of six rounds in the 13 player round robin National A Chess Championship for the blind, being held here at Vasai. Sirish Patil (MAH), who had a bye in the sixth round, follows the leaders with 4.5 points from 5 rounds. Darpan Inani (GUJ) with white pieces played the King’s pawn opening against Yudhajeet De (WB). Yudhajeet went wrong early in his Sicilian Defense letting white space advantage which the world bronze medalist Darpan deftly exploited to earn full point.

Madan Bagayatkar (MAH) with the white pieces tactically outplayed in the end game and won the game on the 46th move against Shidad M (KER).

The game was equal until the middle game but the veteran Madan. Kishan Ganolli (KAR) played the Queen’s pawn opening against Prachurya Kumar Pradhan (ORI). In a roughly equal middle game Prachurya played rather passively and soon got a cramped position. Kishan’s aggressive play fetched him first a pawn and then the full point in the 25th move. The game between Soundarya Kumar Pradhan (ORI) and Sachin Lahu Wagmare (MAH) was drawn since the ensuing

MUMBAI: Sacred Heart HS, Santacruz and St. Lawrence HS, Kandivali, both recorded hardfought semi-final victories to advance to the final of the 8th Goan Sports Association (GSA) Inter-Schools (boys’ under-12) football tournament, organised

by GSA and played at their ground, Cross Maidan, on Thursday. In the first semi-final encounter, Sacred Heart showed plenty of grit and determination, to overcome Campion HS, Cooperage Road 5-4 via the tie-breaker after the scores were deadlocked at 1-1 at the end of regulation period.

Later in the day, St. Lawrence put up a doughty performance to eke out a narrow 2-1 victory over former champions St. Francis D’Assisi HS, Borivali in the other semi-final, which was a close, exciting affair. Raj Ghorpade and Nihar Modi scored one goal apiece for the Kandivali schoolboys, while Larren Fernandes pulled one back for the Borivali lads.

Results – Boy’s under-12 (semifinals): St. Lawrence, Kandivali 2 (Raj Ghorpade, Nihar Modi) beat

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EW DELHI: Virender Sehwag's decision to continue batting at No 3 didn't make much of a difference to his poor form but defending champions Delhi did enough to beat Jammu and Kashmir by 38 runs in the opening fixture of the north zone leg of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Delhi scored 256 for eight in 50 overs after being put into bat on a typical low and slow Feroze Shah Kotla wicket with skipper Gautam Gambhir scoring 58 and adding 99 runs for the opening stand with Unmukt Chand (42).

While Sehwag coming in at No 3 scored only 15, Puneet Bisht (39) and Sumit Narwal (22) threw their bats around as

St. Francis D’Assisi, Borivali 1 (Larren Fernandes). Sacred Heart, Santacruz 5 (Reggie D'Mello 2, Bobby Mathew, Moses Alexander, Rehan Khan) beat Campion, Cooperage Road 4 (Dhruv Mehta, Shaurya Motwani, Aman Tezabwala, Ali Khan) via the tiebreaker. Full-time: 1-1.

the last couple of overs produced around 40 runs. In reply, Jammu and Kashmir had a rollicking start with Adil Rishi (36) and Shubham Khajuria (46) adding 72 runs in 11 overs for the second wicket but inexperience caused their downfall as they were all out for 218 in 45.4 overs.

Once Rasool (30, 1x4, 2x6) was gone, J&K didn't have much chance. Pacers Sumit Narwal (2/32) and Vikas Tokas (2/28). Opting to field on a slowish track, Jammu and Kashmir led by their skipper Parveez Rasool (2/52) and leftarm spinner Waseem Raza (3/58) did well in the middleovers when stroke-making was extremely difficult.

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pleted his 50 with a late cut off Rasool.

The J&K skipper however removed both openers. While Unmukt was bowled trying to whip the offie across the line, Gambhir got a faster delivery and was rapped on the pads trying to play the cut shot with very little room for it. Sehwag played an exquisite square cut but when tall leftarm slow bowler Raza fired one in the blockhole, he tried to dig it out. The ball timed his spot jump nicely to take a neat looked in good touch as he hit return catch. seven crisp boundaries in his "I had expected that we 79-ball innings. Playing on a could restrict Delhi to 220 but sub-standard track, not con- last two overs cost us dearly. ducive for good strokeplay, the Even while batting, we were left-hander waited for the doing well during field restricloose deliveries and com- tions," Rasool said.

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Jolly Boys, Atlanta in semi-finals

MUMBAI: Lawrence Dias produced another matchwinning effort, scoring the lone goal in steering SSS Jolly Boys to 1-0 semi-final victory against Indian Football Academy in a Third Division quarter-final match of the Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) league at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel on Thursday. In another quarter-final contest played earlier, Atlanta FC prevailed over Century Rayon by an identical 1-0 margin. Shravan Shetty struck the winner to help Atlanta progress to the semi-final. Later in a wellcontested First Division match, Juhu Beach United ‘A’ overcame a spirited Bombay FC by a 2-1 margin. Aditya Menon and Sanket Sen Gupta netted a goal each for the winners, while Bishal Lama got the goal for the losing side.

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan felicitated Rizvi Spring Field High School's coach Raju Pathak and highest individual run scorer in Prithvi Shaw in Vidhan Bhawan on Tuesday. Pathak was recently awarded the Prof. D B Deodher Trophy for the best coach and along with Shaw by the Rotary Club, Pune.

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Poonawalla crore plus racing celebrations

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he Poonawalla family provides several attractions to gently persuade people to come to the Mahalaxmi racecourse. The car is a big attraction – it is a free contest of skill. You don't have to buy a Rs. 500 ticket to qualify and participate in the free contest. Those who are invited can bring any number of friends and relatives. In the first enclosure, the first 5000 get free entry.

And also a voucher for Rs. 50 to buy tickets.

It is the Poonawallas who first started the gift of a car for those who win in the contest of skill. And the Million race became multi-million

and now it has crossed over one crore.

May be there will be a Poonawalla day in the future when the sponsorship exceeds Vijay Mallya's McDowell Derby sponsorship.

The winner on Sunday was Shivalik Storm which is trained by the trainer wizard Cooji Katrak. Looks like as if Katrak has a special way of training that gets his horse better than the best. So Safe, the favourite just could not make it at the all-important end. The first three were involved in a close finish.

Almost all the races on Sunday were sponsored by the Poonawallas.

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Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla with son Adar and daughter-in-law Natasha.

Chairman of the RWITC Stewards Committee Champaklal Zaveri celebrates giving a piece of cake while RWITC chairman Vivek Jain and Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla look on.

Sponsor of the Poonawalla Multimillion Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla holds up his grandson before presentation of the Trophy. At the left is Adar and Natasha Poonawalla.

Trainer C.D. Katrak (Trainer of Poonawalla Multimillion winner Shivalik Storm) gets a special gift. At right is RWITC chairman Mr. Vivek Jain.

The Poonawalla family along with RWITC chairman Vivek Jain (right) and Mr. Champaklal Zaveri.

Three horses — Shivalik Storm, So Safe, Warrryor were involved in a close finish.

Fashion, glamour and fascinating hats SPORTS

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ashion, glamour and fascinating hats – with women and men dressed in their best.

People usually dress better on Poonawalla day than on any other occasion. The Poonawalla family sets the example and come to the races in their best. There was scope for action every moment of the afternoon.

Ladies were seen studying race cards, choosing the winner and placing the first four in the Free Contest of skill.

It’s joy and ecstasy to be here.

There was quite a huge crowd on the Poonawalla Breeders Multimillion day.

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32 SPORTS AKMAL TON SETS UP 72-RUN WIN FOR PAK

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ATULLAH: Talented wicketkeeper-batsman Umar Akmal notched up a breezy century under pressure before the bowlers came to the party and guided Pakistan to a bonus-point 72-run victory over Afghanistan in the Asia Cup here today.

Chasing a challenging target of 249, Afghanistan could only manage 176 in 47.2 overs in front of the disciplined Pakistan bowling attack.

Put in to bat, Pakistan rode on Akmal’s scintillating batting effort to post 248 for eight in their quota of 50 overs on a sluggish pitch at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium here.The young batsman smashed unbeaten 102 off 89 balls after Pakistan were reduced to 117 for six inside 30 overs. The 23-year-old, who scored 74 off 72 against Sri Lanka in the last match, clobbered three sixes and seven

ULHEIM AN DER RUHR (GERMANY): Arvind Bhat continued his impressive run to enter the men’s singles quarter-finals of the USD 120,000 German Open Grand Prix Gold after posting a straight-game victory over Daren Liew of Malaysia.

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boundaries while helping his team recover from a precarious position.

Afghanistan, in reply, had a poor start as they lost opener Mohammad Shahzad (9) early.

His partner, Noor Ali Zadran, played a few attractive shots at the other end.

Zadran made 44 off 63 de-

liveries and hit seven boundaries, before he was trapped in front by off-spinner Saeed Ajmal. Asghar Stanikzai and Nawroz Mangal started the resurrection job for Afghanistan and tried to build a partnership. Though the duo put on a 74-run for the third wicket, they failed to

get the spiralling asking rate down..

Brief Scores: Pakistan: 248 for eight in 50 overs (Umar Akmal not out 102, Ahmed Shehzad 50; Mirwais Ashraf 2/29, Samiullah Shenwari 2/34). Afghanistan: 176 all out in 47.2 overs (Noor Ali Zadran 44, Asghar Stanikzai 40; Mohammad Hafeez 3/29).

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However, it was curtains for Anand Pawar in another men’s singles third round match as the World No. 34 Indian went down to Tien Chen Chou of Chinese Taipei 14-21 11-21 in just half-an-hour. Former national champion Bhat, ranked 82nd, who yesterday stunned

World No. 10 Yun Hu, had an easy outing. He got the better of Liew 21-14 21-12 in a contest that lasted 39 minutes. In the quarters, Bhat will take on the winner of the third round match between Kento Momota and Viktor Axelsen. In a women’s singles second round

match, India’s Arundhati Pantawane lost to seventh seeded Eriko Hirose of Japan 18-21 16-21 in 42 minutes.

H S Prannoy lost his third round men's singles match to sixth seeded Wan Ho Son of Korea 21-14 21-15 in 42 minutes

ATULLAH (BANGLADESH): India began their Asia Cup campaign with a comfortable win over hosts Bangladesh here and talented batsman Ajinkya Rahane said the victory would give his side the momentum in the tournament ahead.

"Obviously it's very important for us. Great momentum at the start of the series, and we're just looking forward to the coming matches now. I'm really happy that we played really well overall," Rahane said after India's six-wicket win over Bangladesh here which also snapped their eight-ODI winless streak.

"We played good cricket,

even the bowlers in the last five overs did really well. I think credit goes to the whole team and Virat batted brilliantly," said Rahane who scored 73 and shared 213 runs with captain Virat Kohli (136) in India's run chase of 280 which was achieved with aplomb.

Rahane expressed happiness at playing a role in India's win after his recent poor form in the ODIs in New Zealand.

Asked if he was under pressure after a string of failures in his last five ODI innings, Rahane said: "Frankly speaking, I was not thinking about the past. I was relaxed and just wanted to play my game.”

Customs hold ONGC to goalless draw UMBAI: ONGC (Oil & Despite holding the upper M Natural Gas Corpora- hand, ONGC failed to break tion) were forced to drop two through the Customs’ net. points as they ended up playing out a goalless draw with a dogged Mumbai Customs in an Elite Division match of the Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) League, played at the Fr. Agnel ground, Vashi, on Thursday evening.

The oilmen made a number of forays towards the Customs citadel but missed some easy chances. Lady luck also deserted them as strikers Kailash Patil, Tariq Ahmed and Kalliuddin were unlucky to see their attempts bounce off the goalposts.